Tarantino to direct Hendrix movie?
The news that Quentin Tarantino has signed to direct a Jimi Hendrix biopic sounds like a bizarre marriage, yet the more you think about it the more interesting the idea becomes.
The rumour comes from Starpulse News Blog and reports that Tarantino...
...is huge fan of the script of the film, according to producers at Dragonslayer Films, and will team up with Hendrix's brother Leon to tell the story of the guitar great's life.Tarantino will have full access to Hendrix's music and likeness when he starts shooting is scheduled to begin later this year in Seattle, Washington; New York, Toronto, Canada; and London.
It's a strange concept considering what Tarantino is famous for, but could he pull it off? Looking at his schedule it certainly looks as though he could pull it on board. Killshot is in post production, Grind House is filming for completion 2006, Hell Ride is in pre-production for completion 2007, and Inglorious Bastards is announced with nothing moving, not even the completion 2006 date.
Chances are that IB will slip from 2006 anyway and that really only leaves Grind House filming, and the other two projects are Producer credits only. I'm sure he could squeeze this in. Yet that big question still remains, Tarantino doing a biographical movie...could he carry that off without over stylising it? Tarantino on Hendrix does sound strangely right.
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