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Andre 3000 To Play Jimi Hendrix?
Outkast's Andre 3000 (Andre Benjamin) is looking to once again expand his acting repertoire, this time in a way that directly relates back to music. The rapper-turned-actor is set to star in a Jimi Hendrix biopic called 'All Is By My Side.' The film will center on Jimi's discovery by the then girlfriend of The Rolling Stone's Keith Richards and his trip to London where he recorded his iconic debut album 'Are You Experienced.' It will therefore span only the years of 1966-1967. The script for 'All Is By My Side' was penned by John Ridley ('U-Turn,' 'Three Kings'). It will begin shooting in Ireland in the next three weeks and was co-produced by Richard Kelley's Darko Entertainment. No word yet on a release date.
I gotta say, I'm pretty excited about this. Jimi Hendrix is one of my favorite musicians and I'd love to see a biopic about him. I know 'The Wire's Wood Harris played the legendary rock star in a made-for-TV movie in 2000, but I haven't seen it yet. Any Spillios out there care to weigh in on it? What strikes me as interesting about this project is that here again we have a micro-scale biopic much like 'My Week with Marilyn' and 'Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho.' While I'm intrigued at seeing all the infinitesimal details and circumstance that lead to the creation of 'Are You Experienced,' I can't help but feel like Hendrix's life is packed with interesting material that we won't see in this film by the very nature of its approach. Not that I think it'll be bad, just quite limited. In any event, I have been impressed with Andre 3000 as an actor and I think he'll do a fine job inhabiting Hendrix.
What do you guys think? Has this role been well cast? Does the limited scope concern you? What is your favorite Hendrix song?
Source: IFTN
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Comment by Narcissist on May 8, 2012 at 1:44pm -
Yeah, I can see this happening
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Comment by nonillogical on May 8, 2012 at 1:34pm -
I'm sure there are actors out there who would do a great job of portraying Hendrix, but there may be no human being who is already as naturally Hendrix-like in persona as Andre 3000, so I'm kind of excited about this.
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Comment by BadAss Knives on May 8, 2012 at 1:31pm -
I knew it!!!!
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Comment by Charles on May 8, 2012 at 1:29pm
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Love Jimmy! I have nothing but respect and love for him. Not to mention he does a great cover of Sgt. Pepper and Day Tripper. I will certainly go see this when it comes out, but I'm far more excited to see who will play the Beatles in their upcoming film.
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Comment by ghostwriter on May 8, 2012 at 1:29pm -
Not sure on this....Andre 3000?????? I'll take a wait and see on this.
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Comment by Seeker on May 8, 2012 at 1:26pm -
The one with Wood Harris was pretty bad. Hopefully this turns out better. Who's directing?
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