Marvin Gaye … 4 Films In Development

He died yesterday, but… Today in history… April 2, 1939, Marvin Gaye was born.

Like Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye is another famous legendary black musician whose story has interested many moviemakers, though none of the many projects announced in recent years has seen the light of day.

The rundown… We know that F. Gary Gray has long been trying to get his Marvin Gaye project off the ground; and we also know that Jesse L Martin is attached to star as the soulful singer in a film directed by newcomer, Lauren Goodman; and director Cameron Crowe has been working on a Marvin Gaye project for almost 4 years, with most recent news stating that Terrence Howard was in talks to play the man (previously offered to Will Smith); and lastly, a 4th Marvin Gaye project is to be directed by Brit Julien Temple is, tentatively titled Midnight Love (named after the album Marvin Gaye recorded in Brussels in the early 80s), and will focus on the making of the Midnight Love album, while Gaye was living in Belgium – a drug addict, essentially considered something of a has-been.


And of those 4 Marvin Gaye films in development, the last one by Julien Temple is the most likely to be completed first, as it’s been given a greenlight, and financing for its $8 million budget; though no word on who is being considered for the title role (recall you all heavily-debated the choices in a previous post).

Principal photography is scheduled to begin in Belgium later this year.