Rapper Andre 3000 Might Play Jimi Hendrix in Indie Film
Related Content
Actress Hayley Atwell, who will star in "Captain America" this summer, let it slip to Esquire magazine that her next project might be a Jimi Hendrix biopoic starring rapper Andre 3000 (whose real name is Andre Benjamin) in the title role.
Apparently, Andre has been pushing for this project for several years.
Seven years ago, the Outkast rapper told the New York Daily News that he was excited about portraying the two sides of Hendrix's persona onscreen. "Jimi was wild onstage," he said. "Offstage, he was really calm."
Laurence Fishburne and Lenny Kravitz also have thrown their hats into the ring to bring the guitarist's story to life over the years, but securing rights has been a tough process; Janie Hendrix, Jimi's stepsister, manages Experience Hendrix, the gatekeeper of the guitarist's estate.
Related
You Might Also Like...
Jimi Streets
November 14, 2011 at 3:43am
Andre 3000 looks like Jimi about as much as I do...And I'm Mexican! I'm joking, but I have been hearing rumors for YEARS about a Jimi biopic. I pray they do it right!!! Not like the lame movie that came out around 2000 starring Wood Harris I think his name was.
On a related note: You're not going to believe this, but I read an interview with Princess Janie where she said, and she was dead serious now, that SHE THOUGHT SHE SHOULD PORTRAY JIMI!!! Honest to goodness, I read this!!!
Jimi's story needs no embellishments like Hollywood like to do. It is a fantastic "rags to riches" story of will and determination paying off in the most incredible way.
Then again.......He dies in the end.......(tears)
Latest News
-
34 min 52 sec ago
-
2 hours 25 min ago
-
2 hours 33 min ago
-
3 hours 9 min ago
-
3 hours 17 min ago
-
3 hours 44 min ago
-
4 hours 59 min ago
Connect with Guitar World
Featured Content
In the Magazine
Most Commented Articles
Guitar World On Twitter
Live Updates
-
Lesson: Learning Paganini's 16th Caprice in G Minor, Part 2 t.co/x0N0Zpf1JC Includes tablature. @WillWallner
-
Listen: @Megadeth Premiere New Song, "Kingmaker" t.co/41XIqqcRWS #NowPlaying
-
Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington Performs and Releases Single with Stone Temple Pilots t.co/gmMewM5Plf
-
Video: @OfficialSabbath Release Behind-the-Scenes Footage of Making of '13' Cover Art t.co/vVPNuvm45U #Fire #13
-
Photo Gallery: Top 10 Weirdest Custom Guitars t.co/v8RsI88FEW
-
Queens of the Stone Age Premiere Music Video for "My God Is the Sun" t.co/lD2dXZOBLy
