Paul Greengrass May Direct Legendary’s Long-Brewing Jimi Hendrix Biopic
By Russ Fischer/May 7, 2015 5:00 pm EST
One of the films that never was had Legendary Entertainment as its prime motivator, with Paul Greengrass set to direct. But Legendary couldn’t get the rights to Hendrix’s music, and without the participation of the estate Legendary decided not to make the film. Now, years later, a rights package is in place that gives Legendary use of all of Hendrix’s best-known songs, and so the film is back on, with Greengrass once again looking like the director.
Greengrass is just in talks to direct at this point; a deal isn’t fully set. In addition to Legendary’s Thomas Tull, the film’s producers will include Jon Jashni, Janie Hendrix, John McDermott, and Peter Afterman, with Jillian Share and Josh Bratman exec producing.
