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‘What’s Going On’: Allen Hughes To Direct WB’s Marvin Gaye Biopic Coming In 2023

June 18, 2021 10:04 am

Biopics covering iconic musicians have always been potential Oscar bait to Hollywood (see "Ray" with Jamie Foxx), but ever since the Oscar-winning Queen movie "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Straight Outta Compton, b...

Matt Damon Officially Circling Cameron Crowe’s ‘We Bought A Zoo’

Oliver Lyttelton

June 23, 2010 11:04 pm

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We caught about twenty minutes of Cameron Crowe's "Elizabethtown" on TV recently, for the first time since its release, and were reminded why we're glad that the writer/director has taken half a decade off to r...

Heard It Through The Grapevine; Cameron Crowe Wants Terrence Howard To Play Marvin Gaye

Oliver Lyttelton

May 16, 2010 2:04 pm

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It's been five years since Cameron Crowe last directed a film, and many would argue that considering that last film was the disastrous "Elizabethtown," it can only be a good thing that he's taking his time over...

Common Puts Hand Up To Play Marvin Gaye In A Biopic

Simon Dang

May 3, 2010 1:26 pm

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Rapper-turned-actor Common has slowly found his way into the Hollywood consciousness of late with bit part roles in the likes of "Smokin' Aces," "Terminator Salvation," "Wanted" and "Date Night." However the al...

Cameron Crowe (Still) Working On Marvin Gaye Biopic

Edward Davis

April 2, 2010 4:30 pm

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Three and a half years ago Cameron Crowe began quietly working on a biopic of the late soul R&B singer Marvin Gaye.We say quietly because to find any such references from 2007 are nearly impossible and if y...

What’s Goin’ On?: Yet Another Marvin Gaye Biopic That’s What – This One With Deeper Music Access

Rodrigo Perez

June 6, 2008 12:14 pm

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Another Marvin Gaye biopic? Yup. F. Gary Gray, the director behind "The Italian Job" and the stoner comedy, "Friday," is finally getting his with to direct "Marvin," from a script written by C. Gaby Mitchell (t...

Marvin Gaye Biopic Set To Shoot In April; ‘Law & Order’ Cop To Play Lead, James Gandolfini To Co-Star & Produce

Rodrigo Perez

February 1, 2008 12:33 pm

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The long-awaited Marvin Gaye biopic starring "Law & Order" star Jesse L. Martin will begin shooting in April according to the Hollywood Reporter.Titled "Sexual Healing," the film will focus on the last year...

Four For Friday – Troubleman, Amateur, Midnight Cowboy, Devil’s Rejects,

Rodrigo Perez

September 21, 2007 12:43 pm

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It's that time of the week again: Four For Friday. Four random soundtracks and one song chosen from each (with exceptions of course).First up was Marvin Gaye's foray into the world of blaxploitation scoring for...

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