Veteran producers Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa and Eric Eisner are going truckin'.

The trio have signed on to produce a biopic about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia that will aim to offer a revealing look at the roots of the counterculture icon.

The untitled project will focus primarily on Garcia's early life in the Bay Area before he joined the band that would become the Grateful Dead -- a period that includes a stint in the military, a life-changing car accident and his first creative encounters with members of the Northern California music scene including future Dead bassist Phil Lesh.

Producers have acquired rights to Robert Greenfield's book Dark Star, an oral history of Garcia from dozens of people who knew him, including musicians, relatives and artist friends like Ken Kesey. The project will feature music from the early part of Garcia's career, primarily bluegrass titles that are in the public domain.

Topper Lilien, who penned Universal's Paul Newman-starring drama Where the Money Is, has been attached to write the screenplay.

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