Hendrix biopic up-date

The Jimi Hendrix movie currently being shot in Ireland, starring Outkast's Andre 3000 as Hendrix, will feature new recordings of Benjamin covering songs like "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Wild Thing" and "Hound Dog," but no actual Hendrix songs. This is because Experience Hendrix LLC  (headed by Jimi's sister) which oversees the Hendrix estate, did not give permission for their copyrights to be used in the film. However, the movie is set in London in 1966 and '67 when Hendrix was largely performing cover songs, before the release of his debut album Are You Experienced? Therefore- his hit tracks were not really needed. The movie, dubbed "All Is By My Side", is currently shooting in Dublin and producers hope to take the film to Sundance in early 2013 for possible release next year. "Andre has been Jimi for four months now," producer Sean McKittrick told Rolling Stone. "He speaks and walks like Jimi. He dropped a ton of weight. The transformation has been amazing."