I ran across this and thought I would pass it along to see what some of you think of it:

Kravitz May Play Hendrix in Biopic
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
By Roger Friedman


Lenny Kravitz | Judi Dench | National Board of Review

Lenny Kravitz in Talks to Play Jimi Hendrix

You read it here first: Lenny Kravitz is now in talks to play Jimi Hendrix in a biopic of the most famous guitarist in rock history.

Sources tell me that Kravitz has secured the dramatic rights to Hendrix’s music through his estate, and that his plan is to make his acting debut with the independent film.

Lee Daniels, who directed the forthcoming "Shadowboxer" and produced "Monster’s Ball," is said to be the producer/director.

Kravitz is a natural to play Hendrix, from his look to his musical ability. And he may have the acting gene since his mother, the late Roxie Roker, was a star of "The Jeffersons" on TV in the 1970s.

One thing the producers might have to do during post-production is eliminate Lenny’s many trademark tattoos. This is a lesson for all you kids out there getting tats: one day you may not want them. They’re not easy to eliminate.

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Source: http://www.foxnews.com/st...88,00.html

for one Lenny is to light to portray Jimi, and secondly Lenny couldnt hold Jimi's broken guitar strings.Hollywood seems to think any black man with an axe can play Hendrix.

TheRealFiness said:

exactly and Lenny is to thick to play Hendrix. Prince should have gotten that part.

beret1022 said:

no again to light and too short. jimi was at least 6'1 and 3rdly Prince cant play Hendrix without fuckin' it up.

I would go with an unknown. Plenty of great, black guitarists out there who are languishing in obscurity.

Erm, Lenny's a bit too old, don't you think? Too muscular aswell, and I've never seen him act.
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JediMaster said:

and if any of u bastids say vernon reid?..aww hell no

If Madonna (who is a terrible actress) can play Evita somewhat better than I thought she would, then surely Lenny could play Jimi.

kisscamille said:

ahem Patti Lupone was the true Evita Peron' now im scared for even knowing that

beret1022 said:

Shawt, high yella ass Prince?

Neither of them look the part. Case closed.
An actor who can play guitar might do well. Wood Harris did a pretty decent job.
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BlaqueKnight said:

thank u brother,now u see what i've been on about all this time

Wodd Harris (Remember The Titans) did a decent job of capturing his voice and affect in his 2000 TV movie Jimi portrayal. http://imdb.com/title/tt0260949/

And Andre 3000 would gladly beat Lenny with his own keyboard for a shot at the role.

Blaque, u know as well as I do that this topic always generate posts. First it was Andre 3000. Now, it's Lenny. As I ALWAYS state on this topic; it's best to go with an unknown who truly IS a lead guitarist, which Andre and Lenny are not. At least Lenny can really play a guitar, but he is not a lead guitarist. Neither one of them plays left handed. Finding someone to play Jimi is as crucial to the music world as finding the right man to play Malcolm X. Spike did it with Denzel. Finding just any brother to play such a legendary and beloved musician will not suffice. All walks of folks, young and old, ADORES and KNOWS Hendrix music, persona, etc.

WOW..I can't wait to see that film...

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

TheRealFiness said:

Oh man, I HATED Lupone's version of Eva. People can bash Madonna all they want, but Lupone sucked.

theAudience said:

im witcha on this man..

Wasn't there talks for Andre 3000 to play Hendrix. Do they need to make another movie on Hendrix though> I remember that Showtime movie years back. I thought it was horrible but I think people seemed to like it.

kdj997 said:

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Your right it was horrible and so was Wood Harris. The best thing to do is to go with an unknown person. NO one is going see Lenny has Jimi.

beret1022 said:

i dunno. i'd be more comfy with an unknown, but if lenny is even gonna try this he needa loose ALOT of that weight and muscle. princ couldnt play prince let a lone jimi. too small and too light

BlaqueKnight said:

yea, his jimi was ok. he did a good job with the shit script and no original music he was given

laurarichardson said:

Even though he clearly does...

kdj997 said:

We need as many movies on Hendrix as we can get.

If anything it's going to be plenty of debates on this 1.

There was a movie out back in the early 90's called "Behind The Doors" which was a fictional story about Jimi, Janis, and Jim. The actor (Gregory Alan Jackson) looked JUST LIKE Jimi. He would have been perfect. He also played left handed. There was also another cat named Jack Hammer (yes that's his real name) who was a friend of Jimi's and looked exactly like him. He was supposed to play Jimi in 1984's "The Electric God" but the movie was cancelled.

After all this time, I don't think I even want to see a movie on Jimi.Jimi's aura and vibe is just way too amazing to try and even capture on film. And I don't think we'll see Lenny playing him anytime soon....not if Janie can help it.

Lenny is the wrong choice

Prince is 3x the wrong choice (he'd camp it up, could never relax & just ACT)...

Andre, I was willing to see what he could do & PRAY he did it decent but honestly they need to get a solid actor OR a solid musician & go from there. I haven't heard a great casting idea yet

How good is that dude Martin Luther on guitar?

I think Lenny Kravitz acting as Jimi Hendrix is a horrible choice....


but then again, Lenny has been acting like Jimi Hendrix since day one, IMO.

Sorry but I'm not much of a Lenny fan. His first 3 albums were good but he's always seemed like a poser to me.

SPYZFAN1 said:

Spyz, u always bring solid info. Very cool!

lol..thanks Brutha B! That's what I try to do.