Cary Elwes Making Directorial Debut on Film About The Who Manager

Many know Cary Elwes from his turns as Westley in The Princess Bride, Jerry in Liar Liar, Dr. Gordon in Saw or Robin Hood, man in tights. But now the actor is looking to get behind the camera with a film set in the world of rock and roll. THR has learned that Elwes is looking to make his directorial debut with a film about the life and death of Kit Lambert (right), the manager of the seminal rock band The Who. Band members and rock legends Pete Townsend and Roger Daltry approved the script and are clearing their song library to power Lambert’s tale, as he discovered The Who while trying to make a film about a band. Lambert also worked with artists like Jimi Hendrix, but it sounds like this story will follow Lambert and his work with The Who almost exclusively. But this isn’t going to be entirely …