According to Indiewire, it was announced at the Cannes Film Festival that Anthony Mackie will portray rock legend Jimi Hendrix in the film “Jimi”, based on a screenplay by British screenwriter and director Ol Parker who will also direct the project. The film, which has been in development for years, with Mackie always attached as Hendrix under its original title “Crosstown Traffic”, was originally set to be directed by Paul Greengrass. However the project fell apart four years ago when Hendrix’s estate objected to how the famed guitarist was portrayed in the script, which deals with the last nine days of his life. The situation has evidently now been resolved, and the project is set to start shooting soon. Co-starring in the film will be Thandie Newton, who is also Parker’s real life wife. And talks are currently underway to get Noomi Rapace to play Hendrix’s former Swedish actress girlfriend Kathy Etchingham.
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