There Will Be A Rick James Biopic!

Movies — October 21, 2009 at 17:08 — 1 comment  

Clark Kent says: Humor Mill Magazine just got word that Rick James will be the next musical icon to hit the big screen. His life will be turned into a biopic. Find out what they had to say after the jump.

VIA HMM:

James was an extremely popular R&B and funk singer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four #1 hits on the U.S. R&B charts. Among his best-known songs are “Superfreak” and “You and I”.

In addition to his music, he gained notoriety for his wild lifestyle: later in life, James’ drug abuse led to widely publicized legal problems.

All of this is said to be documented in the upcoming film, and we discovered this news from Rick James’ daughter Ty James.

We even heard that there are discussions with actor Terrence Howard (of Hustle & Flow fame) to play the lead role but nothing has been finalized yet.

Clark Kent says: Terrence Howard… Hmm, interesting. Surprised Leon’s name didn’t jump into the mix, Duke already played Little Richard, Eddie Kane [The Five Heartbeats] and David Ruffin — he knows his music.

Tags: biopic, hustle & flow, leon, rick james, terrence howard