Word has it that Jimi's film might not be a go after all. The Hughes Bros who's behind it is still waiting on approval from The Hendrix Estate. I hope it gets settled. The question is, should they really go with Andre 3000, who's having to LEARN how 2 play, or get a real guitarist like me, oops, I mean Lenny Kravitz, who at least can play. Or should they get an unknown who would really fit the bill, like..uh..me. {smile} Whatca think Paligap, The Audience, HardcoreJollies, and the others who love Hendrix.

"I don't give a fuck if you boo, just as long as you boo in key."

Jimi Hendrix

blackguitaristz said:

Why not a talented actor? Why does playing an instrument have to be a requirement? It would be nice, but my fear is that a bad acting performance and a killer musical performance will make the movie look more like Purple Rain than a serious bio.

namepeace said:

Exactly.

And I'm not surprised the movie is being held up. The Hendrix estate is fighting more important battles right now after Jimi's father's death a couple of years ago.

namepeace said:

Good point. But playing Jimi, I feel u SHOULD at least know how to play.

Supernova said:

The issue of "Tracks" with Prince on the cover has an article about this.Appearantly , Al Hendrix left complete control of Jimi's estate to step-daughter Janie ,and the other siblings are fighting her for it.

I hope they do get some1 other than Andre3000....Jimi with a southern accent.

MrTation said:

Another case of "kids as kancers".
This is not quite as bad as Ted Williams' chilluns fighting over whether to keep his noggin frozen in that lobster pot.

They need to just let these cats really RIP.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

I agree with you for the most part .However Janie Hendrix has done a fairly good job with Hendrix reissues over the past few years (albeit with a few dubious decisions), and I would hate to see these squabbles get in the way of future releases.

I could care less about a film/dramatization of his life, tho.Call me selfish ,but I would like to see more of Jimi's concerts released.

MrTation said:

Stuff like that is always a HUGE MESS.

theAudience said:

:HomerSimpsonvoice: Mmmmm, lobster.

I think they should wait until they find the actor who "fits" Jimi as a person and clicks with the part. Andre ain't it. That would have been like having Boy George play Liberace - so he's gay and he does music - yeah well, whoop de shit, it's still a dumb ass casting choice. Lawrence Fishburne would have been perfect but he's aged out...same with Jeffrey Wright, who would have done a great job as Hendrix...I think there's an unknown actor out there who's just 100% brilliant for the part - they just gotta put some effort into finding him.

Anxiety said:

Ditto.

There are a number of things at work here. Is this movie's main focus the musical or personal (or some combination) side of Jimi's life? This would have a bearing on the choice of actor.
Many of us have a very definite image of Hendrix burned into our psyche. A physical one (mode of dress, speech pattern, Monterey & Woodstock performances) and a musical one (guitar sounds, songs, singing voice) combined with an imaginary one (since none of us was his 24/7 buddy). IMO, it would be extremely important to capture his physical and the musical essence (and maybe quell some of the imaginary) as accurately as possible for the character to be believable.

If I were casting this part this is what i'd be looking for.
Physical:
*Similiar stature and facial likeness.

Musical:
*If not a true guitarist, the ability to look convincing playing the guitar LEFT-HANDED.

Acting Experience:
*If not a seasoned actor, a musician with serious potential.

That being said i'd be looking for a talented unknown actor.
Don't know about you but if Lenny or Andre played this part, they'd have to be
really good to keep me from "seeing" Lenny or Andre "playing" Hendrix on the screen.


If the film does jump off, i'm hoping they take the time to do it right and not end up with a rocksploitation fiasco.

tA

Idiot edit: You beat me to the punch Anx because one of my employees wanted to have a conversation about...gulp...WOIK!
Go figya

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm
[This message was edited Fri Jul 2 17:15:03 2004 by theAudience]

Supernova said:

Our special tonight - Lobster in a mild cranium sauce.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

MrTation said:

True. I have no idea who's at fault in this deal. Maybe it's the brother who's off base.
Money always brings out the worst in folks during these situations.

Maybe the film project would be better left undone.
Hopefully there are some concerts with good performances available to be released.
Based on some of the audio releases i've heard (probably unauthorized) there are a few that should RIP along with him.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

Anxiety said:

co- sign....didn't they already do a Hendrix movie 4 showtime a couple yrs back?

theAudience said:

Now see, the first time you mentioned lobster it made me want to go and snag one out of my freezer to steam...NOW, it ain't happenin!

Supernova said:

Sorry.

Might we interest you in our Eye of Splendid Splinter a L'orange as an appeasement dish?

Yummy.

tA

Tribal Disorder

theAudience said:

Oh, there are plenty of great shows to choose from,many of which have been officially released before but are now out of circulation : the 4 shows that made up "Stages" , the "Monterey Pop" show,the Winterland shows from Oct.'68,the historically awesome and endlessly bootlegged Albert Hall performance...and quite a few others.

Unfortunately,the Hendrix Family seems to only release something when they can piggyback it with a DVD release , such as the fairly inessential Isle of Wight (Blue Wild Angel) performance or the excellent Berkely set.
They also seem to want to stagger their releases to avoid flooding the market and maximize their profits.
And As much as I've enjoyed their Dagger mail-order bootleg line, it seems to me a waste of time while there are better quality shows around.

I dont mean to criticize them ,because they have done some excellent work with the Hendrix catalog, but I think they could be doing better in alot of ways.

blackguitaristz said:

I hear ya. But I agree that if it is a musician it should be an unknown. Otherwise a famous name is simply doing pantomime.

Heck, rappers are already taking jobs from otherwise talented black actors. Why should they jack plum spots from talented black musicians.

Anything would be better than that Bullshit Jimi Hendrix film that was made for Cable tv, there was nothing Hendrix about that film, and it made Jimi, a intelligent man, look foolish.
[This message was edited Fri Jul 2 22:11:01 2004 by Meloh9]

I like Andre...but I'd like to see someone else play him actually.

The more I think about it the less appealing Andre is in this role. He should concentrate on his own life story and leave the acting to the professionals. The fact that Larry Fishbourne's name keeps popping up tells me there are very few well known good black actors. I can't see him pulling off that role regardless of the age.

I've got a good handle, I think, of Jimi's basic persona and I honestly can't think of one actor I know of that would do it justice, so I too believe it would have to be an unknown to play the part. If all else fails, Dave Chapelle should do it.

namepeace said:

Supernova said:

If you're showing any old ACTOR playing Jimi playing guitar, fans who can play guitar are going to be PISSED if it doesn't look like he's really playing.

Moonwalkbjrain said:

That movie was horrible. And it was for whack-ass Showtime

namepeace said:

What about Cody Chestnut?

I say give it to Bobby Brown.He's already got the drug part covered.To bad he's not a musician.

Keep Dre 3000....get rid of the HUGHES BROS

CalhounSq said:

Don't know if he could act, but Cody would be a hell of a lot better than Andre!!...but maybe it Is better to just leave it undone...I'm still shuddering when I think about that showtime movie...

Who is Jimi Hendrix?