MUSIC NEWS- Ang Lee, the Oscar-winning director of Brokeback Mountain, will film a comedy about the landmark music festival, Woodstock for Focus Featuress. Taking Woodstock is based on a book by Elliot Tiber, who granted the original permit for the historic 1969 event, which became the official "gathering" of the hippie movement. t and stars Emile Hirsh (Into the Wild), Eugene Levy (Splash, Waiting for Guffman) and Liev Schrieber. Filming is taking place in upstate New York, home of the first Woodstock, with plans on releasing the film prior to the 40th anniversary of Woodstock in 2009. Ang Lee, whose credits include The Ice Storm and Hulk, met Mr Tiber at a promotional stop for the book in San Francisco and the film progressed from there. But, Lee's spokesman refused to elaborate on any details of the plot. "I'm not in a position to discuss details of the film," said David Lee. Half a million fans attended the historic music festival which featured The Who, Santana, Janis Joplin, Ravi Shankar, The Band, Alvin Lee, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker among others at the 1969 concert. The festival was also the subject of a successful documentary film in 1970. See other Woodstock news here.