{"id":64283,"date":"2012-11-26T20:59:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T20:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2012\/11\/26\/lenny-kravitz-set-to-play-marvin-gaye-in-biopic\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:53:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:53:29","slug":"lenny-kravitz-set-to-play-marvin-gaye-in-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/lenny-kravitz-set-to-play-marvin-gaye-in-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenny Kravitz set to play Marvin Gaye in biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lenny Kravitz set to play Marvin Gaye in biopic<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

November 26, 2012<\/p>\n

Source: Deadline<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lenny Kravitz<\/strong> is set to play Marvin Gaye<\/strong>, Deadline has confirmed. The part of the Motown legend in the Julien Temple<\/strong>-helmed film will be the first lead role for the Grammy-winning Kravitz as an actor, after he has appeared in supporting roles in Lee Daniels\u2019 Precious<\/strong> as well as The Hunger Games<\/strong>. (He also will be seen in Daniels\u2019 White House drama The Butler<\/strong> and in the upcoming sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

The Gaye project is scheduled to start filming next year and will focus on the time Gaye spent in London 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. Gaye was shot by his father and died in Los Angeles on April 1, 1984. Temple, a video and documentary director, helmed Absolute Beginners and, more recently, the 2012 Summer Olympics docu London: Modern Babylon.<\/p>\n

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A previous biopic of Gaye was planned some years back<\/a> with F. Gary Gray<\/strong> (The Italian Job<\/strong>) set to direct. Law & Order’s Jesse L. Martin<\/strong> was also in talks<\/a> to play the role.<\/p>\n

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