Hayley Atwell To Join Andre 3000 In Jimi Hendrix Biopic

Hayley Atwell has confirmed that she wants to star in the upcoming biopic of Jimi Hendrix.

Outkast's Andre 3000 is taking on the role of the rock icon in the independent film.

Atwell told Esquire: "Next up is possibly a Jimi Hendrix biopic - an independent film with Andre 3000 from Outkast playing Jimi Hendrix. But I don't know, really. The Atwell team is like, 'Let's just wait and see.'"

Atwell's film credits include the 2008 remake of Brideshead Revisited, and an upcoming part in Captain America: The First Avenger.

Jimi Hendrix is considered by many to be the greatest guitarist of all time, even though his brief career ended in tragedy when he died aged 27 in 1970.

There is as yet no planned release date for the Hendrix biopic.

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