The Jimi Hendrix film, Jimi: All By My Side, is set to star Andre 3000, the only actor the filmmakers say they wanted for the project. In an interview with Billboard, Jimi: All By My Side’s producer, Danny Bramson, speaks about their determination to have Andre 3000, whose real name is Andre Benjamin, in the film.
“We bet the house on our one and only choice, Andre Benjamin,” Bramson says. “Andre and I had ironically spoken once before — when I was producing music for Higher Learning. John Singleton had turned me on to the scene in Atlanta and the song they delivered to us predated their first album. I flew to Atlanta probably two and half years ago and sat down with Andre; I could finally thank him. The idea of anyone playing Hendrix, let alone a right-handed guitarist, was one of the greatest challenges of the project. I found a really patient teacher and put together a regimen for Andre when he came out to Los Angeles. He sat in a small studio, six hours a day, putting in dedication [to learn how to play left-handed]. His guitarmanship had to carry the idea of grace and fluidity. John and I declared that we didn’t want to have the camera cropped on his face and not the guitar. He kept working in a rehearsal room throughout the production.”
Jimi: All By My Side is set to play at 9 p.m. March 12 at the Paramount Theater, as per Billboard.
On March 5, the film’s first teaser was released, showing Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix. The clip can be found below.
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And I bet this shit will be horrible. C’mon y’all, 3000 is a great rapper but an actor??? Meh.
i sure hope they gave him some guitar lessons or else it’s gonna look so fucking bad
lol true they ain’t even got a lightskinned nicca to do that part it’s gonna look fake as fuck just like Denzel playin Malcolm X
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The look is right, but I don’t think Andre has the acting chops to pull this off
I disagree with all yall. Movie will be dope, Andre will do his thing. Might not win the Oscar like Jamie Foxx with Ray, but the movie will be a good one
dont make me laugh. andres “thing” aint shit and yall punks ignoring that fact living in a fantasy world are dopeheads.
Andre 3000 will do a great job in this movie so far he’s impressing me a lot he look just like jimi Hendrix I just hope to see him do more music in the near future with his partner big boi the game needs them bad music sounds the same repetitive
Keep hoping, nigga. Real niggas like me know this shit gon be garbage.
Jimmy Hendrix’s white step daughter owns all of his stuff and didn’t give his biological family nothing. Jimmy was just a dumb black man, who got played by a white woman and her daughter.
you are a fuckin fool
This is the only thing Andre been doin so I think he’ll do pretty well. He ain’t no actor but he’s got passion and he clearly put in the time.
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the nicca ain’t even took the time to grow his hair, muthaphuka usin a wig and shit lol