Johnny Depp- Syd Barrett movie

GPFR wrote: It would be intresting, but who would play Waters, mason, and wright? I can't picture any actor playing as them. and if it was about barrets life, there was a moment where Gilmour was in the band along with Syd there, so who would act as him?

Val Kilmer might pass as Gilmour with Edward Norton as Waters. Both are great actors and we know how well Val handled Jim Morrison.
Speaking of prog biopics, I've always liked to see a film about Frank Zappa. I can't think of a better actor to play him than John Tuturro. He's got the acting chops and certainly the look. And a good director would be Milos Forman. He's great at doing off-the-wall rebels like Larry Flynt and Andy Kaufman.