We NEED a Marvin Gaye biopic!

[I love Latina women]

I would hope it to be on the level of greatness of X directed by Spike.

Just got revisiting this old doc from back in the day.

 

[Roman Brady]

No thank you, I think there should be a moratorium on biopics and war movies for a while

 

[I love Latina women]

No thank you, I think there should be a moratorium on biopics and war movies for a while

I understand the frustrated with the saturation of almost "every" artist having a biopic now, but Marvin been overdue for a biopic.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

biopics aren't going anywhere

Chadwick boseman gotta eat too

 

[Roman Brady]

I understand the frustrated with the saturation of almost "every" artist having a biopic now, but Marvin been overdue for a biopic.

It's been over 20 years since the so called 2 greatest rappers alive died and look at the 2 movies we got about their lives? I'd rather these movies weren't made at all than be put in the wrong hands. Look at get on up for instance the only thing that saved it from being certified trash was the lead

 

[Roman Brady]

I know this is an out of the box choice but I think Chadwick Bozeman would be a good Marvin Gaye but idk if they'd go t him for a biopic

You forgot to add this

 

[I love Latina women]

It's been over 20 years since the so called 2 greatest rappers alive died and look at the 2 movies we got about their lives? I'd rather these movies weren't made at all than be put in the wrong hands. Look at get on up for instance the only thing that saved it from being certified trash was the lead

I feel you.

When it does work tho, which is here and there, it works. The Temptations movie, The Jackson 5's American Dream movie and The New Edition Story.

 

[kingdarius]

i remember ol dude who plays papa west on the flash was supposed to do one but i guess his shyt fell thru.....he looks pretty damn close to marvin too especially back in his Law & order days

 

[Roman Brady]

I feel you.

When it does work tho, which is here and there, it works. The Temptations movie, The Jackson 5's American Dream movie and The New Edition Story.

You weren't feeling ray?

 

[Knights89]

give me a thorough documentary that spans his life and music...Marvin hap his so may periods to his music---i'll be doggone/grapevine to Tammi Terrell to lets get in on/whats going on/ hear my dear to sexual healing. Twenty years of amazing music that went across so many styles....add that with his personal life and i think it would best captured in a documentary form.

 

[I love Latina women]

You weren't feeling ray?

I loved Ray, I just forgot to mention it. I was tired when I made this thread so it slipped my mind.

 

[EA]

A Marvin Gaye biopic would be too draining to watch if done properly. The man was truly a tortured soul and it would take a hell of an effort to capture his life accurately on film. I'd much prefer an in-depth documentary.

I'm pretty sure there's a TV movie with Jesse Martin in the works. He certainly can pull off looking like Marvin, at least.

 

[Kaypain]

His death scene

 

[I love Latina women]

A Marvin Gaye biopic would be too draining to watch if done properly. The man was truly a tortured soul and it would take a hell of an effort to capture his life accurately on film. I'd much prefer an in-depth documentary.

I'm pretty sure there's a TV movie with Jesse Martin in the works. He certainly can pull off looking like Marvin, at least.

I hear you and yeah, he was. But we've had biopics done on other tortured souls too. People like Whitney, Ray Charles, Kurt Cobain, Basquiat, Amy Winehouse and the list goes on. All of these people had challenges and demons they were faced with.

 

[delnegro]

It won't happen...Any Marvin biopic has to be critical of Berry Gordy plus cover his marriage to Berry's sister Anna which a a mess. But if this is covered in the screenplay, then guess what?! Motown won't license any of his or their music to be in the film, which is crucial to tell the story.