Andre 3000 to play Jimi Hendrix in Biopic - Report

Andre 3000 of Outkast (real name: André Lauren Benjamin) is set to play Jimi Hendrix in a biopic to be filmed in Ireland. According to IFTN, production starts later this month.

The title of the film is All Is By My Side.

The report:

From IFTN:

American rapper Andre 3000 is to star as Jimi Hendrix in a new movie about the rock legend which will begin filming in Ireland later this month.

IFTN understands that ‘All Is By My Side’ will document Hendrix’s period in England over 1966 and 1967 as he formulated his debut album and some of the greatest guitar music ever created. The feature film will be written and directed by John Ridley, who is best known as the writer of ‘Three Kings’ and ‘U-Turn’.

The project is currently in pre-production in Wicklow, with principal photography set to begin in three weeks time in Dublin and Wicklow. The shoot will last six weeks in total.