By Russ Fischer/March 12, 2014 9:30 am EST
Now the estate has signed with a new agency and Deadline reports that the machinery is in motion to create an authorized biopic. Reading between the lines this sounds more like a big commercial for Hendrix songs than a film that will really get into the down and dirty details. If you just want to see a name actor pretending to play Hendrix songs in a movie, this will very probably be the project for you.
Someone else could likely wring more drama out of the story than Ridley does, but with the estate looking on, the focus will probably be on musical genius rather than personal failures. Ultimately what most viewers want is something in between these two poles — a film that has the freedom to be a little more ugly than the estate wants, but which can be enlivened by Jimi’s music. Fingers crossed that’s what this effort produces.
