I read recently that the Jimi Hendrix movie featuring Andre
(3000) Benjamin has been completed – for some time now, but a release date has
not been given. A couple of weeks
before, I read that Anthony Mackie would star in a silver screen version – and
it would feature original music and…the family gave their blessings to do
so. If you’re unfamiliar with the
Hendrix family and why there is so much controversy, check out this article as
it sheds some light as to why Black folks need to handle their business while
they are alive…and sober. Courtesy of The Wrap.
The Aaliyah/Zendaya situation is a non-factor since neither
is/was a big deal. This is not to
discredit but let’s be truthful here. And with Wendy 'How you doin'?' Williams running this, it may be laughable. Or it just may not happen since she couldn't make her own biopic (Indiewire) was never released.
Speaking of Lifetime Movies, I wish the upcoming Whitney
Houston biopic was a non-factor but chances are strong that all the social
media scrapping is only giving the project the attention that the suits
want. Dammit, she could sing before she
became a wife, mother and then serious junkie who left us way too soon. So what is wrong with using an experienced director
(Bill Duke, perhaps?) and a silver screen release?
Does anybody know what happened to Purple Rain’s 30th
anniversary?
