Film-maker who immortalised the Sex Pistols on screen is now set to tackle the life of the troubled soul legend
He has already immortalised the story of the Sex Pistols on screen and handed us what many consider to be the definitive document on the life of the Clash's Joe Strummer. Now Julien Temple looks set to take on another musical legend: troubled soul singer Marvin Gaye.
According to Screen Daily, Temple's film is titled either Midnight Love, the name of Gaye's final 1982 album, or Sexual Healing, the title of the LP's stand-out single (there seems to be some confusion in the original report). The project will mark the first time that film-makers have been given official permission to bring the singer's story to the big screen, though directors such as F Gary Gray and Cameron Crowe have tried and failed in the past. Producer Jean-Luc Van Damme said it...
He has already immortalised the story of the Sex Pistols on screen and handed us what many consider to be the definitive document on the life of the Clash's Joe Strummer. Now Julien Temple looks set to take on another musical legend: troubled soul singer Marvin Gaye.
According to Screen Daily, Temple's film is titled either Midnight Love, the name of Gaye's final 1982 album, or Sexual Healing, the title of the LP's stand-out single (there seems to be some confusion in the original report). The project will mark the first time that film-makers have been given official permission to bring the singer's story to the big screen, though directors such as F Gary Gray and Cameron Crowe have tried and failed in the past. Producer Jean-Luc Van Damme said it...
- 2/14/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
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