Musician turned actor Lenny Kravitz is set to play Motown soul legend Marvin Gaye in a forthcoming biopic. According to Deadline the film will centre on Gaye's life in London in the early 1980s and his struggle against addiction, as well as his attempts to get his career back on track with the help of British music promoter Freddy Cousaert prior to his untimely death in 1984 when he was shot by his own father.There have been a number of previous Marvin Gaye projects in the pipeline which are still yet to be completed such as Marvin, which was set to be directed by F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job), as well as the James Gandolfini (The Sopranos) produced Sexual Healing, which was set to star former Law & Order actor Jesse L. Martin.
Kravitz has been enjoying a successful run of film roles, with appearances in Precious and The Hunger Games; however this will be the first time he will be starring as the leading man. The film will be directed by veteran video and documentary director Julien Temple (The Filth and the Fury) who happens to be the father of British rising talent Juno Temple (Killer Joe, The Dark Knight Rises).
