Director Ben Wheatley was already slowly but surely making a name for himself with 2009′s acclaimed crime/comedy Down Terrace and his most recent effort, Kill List, which hits theaters in the UK and Ireland on September 2nd. This in mind, the buzz surrounding Wheatley will most likely continue to rise going forward as it looks like his next pic, the dark comedy Sightseers, is being executive produced by Edgar Wright at Big Talk Productions.

Wheatley revealed Wright’s involvement in the pic to The Playlist over the weekend at Empire Big Screen 2011. The film, which is written by and co-stars Alice Lowe (Hot Fuzz) and Steve Oram (Wheatley’s aforementioned Kill List), is based on a short film and follows a pair of “psychotic caravaners.” Film4 is also on-board to produce Sightseers alongside Wright/Big Talk with production set to begin around the beginning of October. In addition to working with Wright on Sightseers, Wheatley will also work with Hot Fuzz star Nick Frost and Spaced‘s Michael Smiley in the comedy I, Macrobane. Wheatley says that production on that project will begin next year after Sightseers is in the can.

Paul Viragh (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll) is currently scripting a biopic about The Clash frontman Joe Strummer, tentatively titled Joe Public.  No time period is specified, but the oddsmakers suggest we’ll see the The Clash’s rise to fame in the mid-1970s, given band’s status as the most crucial pillar in that first wave of British punk.  (No offense, Sex Pistols.)  Strummer amassed a huge body of work, continuously creating new music up until his death in 2002, so there should be plenty of “bio-” to tap into.

According to Screen Daily [via A.V. Club], Film4 is backing Joe Public: the British production could very well avoid the Hollywood mandate to craft a sweeping musical biopic, each beat foretold.  Still, the meaty role ought to allure some major talent if such is desired, so feel free to dreamcast away in the comments.  Hit the jump for a clip of Strummer in action, performing “White Riot” live.