First up is the confirmation of the Bob Marley documentary, which is set to have a Fall release date. In a recent interview with US Weekly, Bob Marley's son Ziggy Marley recently shared some good news as role of producer in the upcoming documentary.
"We are working on his documentary, which should be out in the fall. I am producing the documentary and Kevin McDonald will direct it. People are going to have not only the connection that you have now with the Bob Marley legend, but it will also show the emotional side of our father. The emotion of Bob throughout his life experiences is a pretty pertinent thing. It is not just about his music."
Good to hear that the project is moving forward with concrete details!!
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Next up is whether we will see the light of day regarding the Jimi Hendrix project. "Next up is possibly a Jimi Hendrix biopic -- an independent film with Andre 3000 from Outkast playing Jimi Hendrix." These words were spoken by actress Hayley Atwell in the August issue of Esquire magazine.
According to Movieline, Andre 300 has long been attached to star in the Jimi Hendrix project (mind you this has dated back to 2004). For a while it had been rumored that the Hughes brothers were supposedly set to direct it, but even that has not surfaced any hard fact information. But after this Atwell interview all may not be lost. Only time will tell if this film will see the light of day.
There is however a gleam of light, a writer has been hired to work on the script hoping this will gain approval from the Hendrix estate. This has been quite a difficult task considering the family has been very protective of his story, Experience Hendrix (which is run by his stepsister Janie Hendrix) is holding on real tight to the rights of Jimi's story.
So maybe we will see something maybe not...*
*Shadow and Act
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