According to ContactMusic.com, OUTKAST star Andre 3000's dreams of bringing Jimi Hendrix's life story to the big screen have been dealt a bitter blow — the rock great's estate won't allow his music to be used in the film.
Andre, real name Andre Benjamin, fears the Hendrix biopic will remain unmade because movie-makers will never gain the rights to use the guitar great's songs.
He says, "I've heard that Will Smith wanted to do it (the film) at one time, Laurence Fishburne; Eddie Murphy had wanted to do it in the beginning of his career.
"There's been a lot of scripts to try to make it happen, but nothing can go on.
"I can go and make a Hendrix film right now, but I could not use any Hendrix songs that he wrote in the film."

Red said:

a disaster waiting to happen.

I can't understand why they would refuse the use of the music.They must not have a good story written or some other problems.Otherwqise,it would be a windfall for the Hendrix estate.They already rock in the money and product department,but a really well done film would knock it out the box.

maybe they don't feel that andre is the right dude for the part. maybe they are very picky in terms of that or maybe they're holding out for more cash who knows...

Maybe they're having flashbacks of the last time they let someone use his music for a biopic. That piece of crap cable movie that had Wood Harris starring as Jimi.

Ifsixwuz9 said:

Ifsixwuz9 said:

That would do it.

Good for them.

But they will authorize the likeness of a young Jimi choosing Coca-Cola over Pepsi?

CinisterCee said:

Wasn't it Pepsi over Coca-Cola
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