Lenny Kravitz to star in Marvin Gaye biopic

trilladelic · December 2012

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Lenny Kravitz will play Marvin Gaye in a biopic about the late R&B singer, reports Rolling Stone. Kravitz, 48, will portray the the D.C. native during Gaye’s final years, when he battled addictions and tried to restart his career before he was killed by his father in 1984. This will be Kravitz’s first leading movie role; he’s had supporting parts in “The Hunger Games” and “The Butler.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/in-other-news-lenny-kravitz-to-star-in-marvin-gaye-biopic/2012/11/27/ef8ad436-38ea-11e2-b01f-5f55b193f58f_blog.html

yall think lenny can pull it off?

lamontbdc · December 2012

i never really seen him act for real so ill take a wait and see approach. The real question is who will play his pops. and what about his ex wife who used to smash Frankie Beverly off aswell. She was gonna write a tell all book at one point but I think she fell back.

Lou Cypher · December 2012

Damn kravitz is almost 50 already?! im gettin ? old man.

focus · December 2012

He was pretty good in "Precious". But yea, they should get someone younger. I wanna see him battling with Motown, and the stuff with Tammy Terrell too...not just the later years. And yea, dude pops was crazy. He used to dress in drag around the house. Been waitin on this biopic for a minute. Has the potential to be better than 'Ray' (which was dope) if done right.

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detcatinva · December 2012

my dad wanted me to go out for the part of marvin gaye. i havent acted in one play in my life

Dr.Chemix · December 2012

Yea let Lenny do it...I can't think of anybody else who can fit that role at the moment.

atribecalledgabi · December 2012

i choose this guy

cobbland · December 2012

Could have gotten Jesse L. Martin from Law and Order.

He did Broadway Musicals before.

trilladelic · March 2013

Jesse L. Martin To Play Marvin Gaye In ‘Sexual Healing’, Replaces Lenny Kravitz

After years of gestation and obstacles for a slew of competing projects, a Marvin Gaye feature biopic will be made after all. I’ve learned that Jesse L. Martin will play the Motown legend in the Julien Temple-helmed Sexual Healing, which is slated to start filming in later this month in Europe. Brendan Gleason is set to co-star. Law & Order alum Jesse L. Martin was previously attached to star in the James Gandolfini-produced version of Sexual Healing five years ago. Temple’s Sexual Healing made headlines in November when it tapped Lenny Kravitz for the lead, triggering objections from Gaye’s son, Marvin Gaye III, who asked Kravitz to drop out and threatened legal action against the film. Sexual Healing now appears on track, with Vassal Benford and Fred Bestall producing. The film focuses on the time Gaye spent in Europe in the early 1980s, when the soul singer attempted to get his addictions under control and career back on track with the help of British music promoter Freddy Cousaert (Gleason). Gaye was shot by his father and died in Los Angeles on April 1, 1984. Temple, a video and documentary director, previously helmed Absolute Beginners. Martin, repped by manager Bob McGowan and ICM Partners, recently starred in the NBC pilot The Secret Lives Of Husbands And Wives, which remains in contention for fall. He also has extensive music credentials, including originating the role of Tom Collins in the Broadway production of Rent.
http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/jesse-l-martin-to-play-marvin-gaye-in-sexual-healing-replaces-lenny-kravitz/

well what do you know..