Hmmmm. Interesting.
While known mostly for his music career, Lenny Kravitz has had some small roles. Most recently he was in The Hunger Games as Cinna and also had a minor part in Precious. However, he's never had a starring role in a film.
Until now.
According to "Deadline" Kravitz has signed on to play one of the most influential soul singers of the 60s, 70s, and early 80s--Mr. Marvin Gaye. The film will focus mainly on "the time Gaye spent in London in the early 1980s, when the soul singer attempted to get his addictions under control and career back on track with the help of British music promoter Freddy Cousaert."
While the time frame the film focuses on will probably make for great drama, I'm a little disappointed that Gaye's life in the 60s and 70s will be neglected. Gaye was one of the most influential people in Motown Records and had a ton of hits like "How Sweet it is to be Loved by You" and "I Heard it Through the Grapevine."
While I have no issue with Kravitz being cast in the role (I think he could be great) I do take issue that the film will be helmed by Julien Temple. After all this is the man who brought us Earth Girls Are Easy. Yikes. (Although I will admit that Geena Davis is smoking hot in that film.)
This isn't the first time a Marvin Gaye biopic has been broached. Most notably director F. Gary Gray* tried to generate one in 2008. Unfortunately, he had too many issues trying to get the movie rights and dropped the project.
Production on the as yet untitled Marvin Gaye biopic is set to begin next year.
*Gray is now working on another music biopic about the rap group NWA called Straight Out of Compton.
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