Legendary Pictures to Make a Jimi Hendrix Biopic
The film will be shepherded by Legendary president Thomas Tull. Max Borenstein is writing the screenplay.
Apparently, rights issues have presented barriers to previous Hendrix projects. The plan is for Legendary to develop the film, and then hopefully get the consent from the estate. It looks like Experience Hendrix, the people that own the musician's estate, haven't been easy to make a deal with. Janie Hendrix, Jimi's stepsister, currently runs the venture.
Legendary has been talking with the estate in a cursory manner, but there is no rights deal in place as of yet. This would be needed to access the musician's music.
Sources: Variety
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Null and Void.
Tom Hanks would f*cking OWN the part.
2 years agoby @soylentgreenFlag
wolf92
i could see tom hanks in the lead role
2 years agoby @wolf92Flag
SWAK1774
I could see Lenny Kravitz playing him.
2 years agoby @swak1774Flag
Cripple
I am a huge Hendrix fan. I hope they don't screw this up.
2 years agoby @crippleFlag
CelluloidDreams
Renbt "Jimi Hendrix" from 1973 a doc*mentary was made three years after Jimi Hendrix's untimely death!
2 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
Solar XI
Wood Harris played Hendrix in a TV biopic called Hendrix. If this is to be actually filmed, I'd like to see Jamie Hector as Jimi Hendrix. For those who don't know Hector, he portrayed Marlo Stanfield in The Wire (HBO) and Knox in the "Villains" story arc of Heroes, season three.
2 years agoby @solarxiFlag
Raoul Duke
Kinda lame, kinda cool. We'll see.
2 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag