Music video director Jamie Thraves will direct "All The Time" based on Mick Middles and Lindsay Reade's book "Torn Apart: The Life Of Ian Curtis" reports Production Weekly.

Cloaked in mystique, Joy Division's extraordinary vocalist Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980, leaving just two haunting albums and a depleted band that would famously evolve into New Order. 25 years later, the enigma of Ian Curtis has deepened to an unprecedented level.

Devotees make regular pilgrimages to both his hometown of Macclesfield and to Manchester, where the story of Joy Division and Factory Records has left a profound mark on the city. The film examines his life, his work, his relationships and the cultural environment in which he lived and died.

Tom Browne adapted the screenplay, which chronicles Ian Curtis' early efforts to launch Joy Division while holding down a government job. Filming will take place in Manchester at a yet-to-be-determined date.