HAVING
BEEN IN production for what feels like a decade, the first footage to emerge
from the André 3000 (aka André Benjamin) Jimi Hendrix biopic, All Is By My
Side, has finally emerged online.
The
film, written by John Ridley (12 Years A Slave, Three Kings, U-Turn), will
chronicle Hendrix’s road to stardom throughout 1966 and ’67, ending with his
seismic performance at Monterey Pop. Ridley has also directed the movie. Brit
star Imogen Poots plays Linda Keith – the woman responsible for launching
Jimi’s career in London – while Haley Atwell will appear as Hendrix’s long-term
girlfriend Kathy Etchingham
It
certainly looks like Benjamin has nailed that cosmic Hendrix drawl, but don’t
expect to hear Jimi’s music in All Is By My Side – the Hendrix Estate did not
participate in the making of the film.
The
movie will be screened at SXSW next week and is set for release later this
year.
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