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Jimi Hendrix Biopic Won’t Use Musician’s Music; Hayley Atwell & Imogen Poots Join Cast

Kofi Outlaw — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:52:05 +0000

There has been a flurry of followup news in wake of the announcement that hip/hop star Andre 3000 is soon starting work on the Jimi Hendrix biopic All Is By My Side.

First comes the update that All Is By My Side has added two leading ladies to its cast: Captain America star Hayley Atwell and Fright Night star Imogen Poots. No word yet on who the lovely ladies are playing in the film, but we expect that information soon.

Far more interesting, however, is the back and forth between the filmmakers and Experience Hendrix LLC, the family company that owns the rights and publishing to the late musician’s music. Scroll down to read how the situation is unfolding.

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Hayley Atwell On ‘Captain America’ & The Jimi Hendrix Biopic

Kofi Outlaw — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:45:49 +0000

If you don’t know the name Hayley Atwell yet, you likely will in a few weeks after her performance in Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger, where she’ll play the lovely (and feisty) Peggy Carter, a British agent battling Nazis in WWII, who becomes a love interest for super-solider Steve Rogers (Chris Evans).

Today, we have excerpts of an interview Atwell gave to Esquire where she talked about filming The First Avenger, the now-infamous shot of her feeling Chris Evans’ well-toned pectoral muscles, and even a bit on the Jimi Hendrix biopic, which has been fighting its way out of limbo for a number of years now.

Atwell has been something of a peripheral talent, bouncing through supporting roles in films about English society old ...

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: December 19th 2010

Niall Browne — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:36:22 +0000

This week:

1. Tron captures the top spot; Bill Pullman moves to Torchwood; AMC has Hell on Wheels; Legendary Pictures and Paul Greengrass won’t experience Jimi Hendrix; Nick Cassavetes knows the life of John Gotti; Ridley and Tony Scott read A Conspiracy of Paper; Sarah Jessica Parker, Halle Berry and Zac Efron celebrate New Year’s Eve; Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures birth Syfy Films; Ron Howard talks Stephen King’s The Dark Tower; Ethan Hawke has an Exit Strategy for his movie career and Mila Kunis moves from the Black Swan to The Teddy Bear.

Box Office

Tron: Legacy won the belt of box office champion. The highly promoted and belated sequel to the ‘80s film grossed an estimated $43.6 million over the weekend. With a production budget somewhere in the region of $150-200 million, it’s safe to assume that the film will need good legs and strong international grosses to break even. ...

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Legendary Wants to Bring Us The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Jacob Waldman — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:45:30 +0000

40 years ago last Saturday, one of the greatest rock ‘n’ rollers of all time both celebrated his country and took a stand against its imposed societal restrictions, its self-proclaimed savior status in the Vietnam war, and the consumptive materialism that was running rampant through our country at the time. His interpretation of The Star Spangled banner was a non-partisan call-to-arms for all those who were looking for a new meaning in life – off the normed path of order, into disorder. Unfortunately, Hendrix never saw the values he espoused come to fruition; along with several other greats (Morrison, Joplin, Cobain), Hendrix died at the age of 27 in 1970.

Now, almost 40 years later, Variety reports that Legendary Pictures is trying to mount a bucking bronco that many before have already been thrown from. Once again, mainstream media is trying to ...

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