Marvin Gaye film project gets approved

MARVIN GAYE FILM PROJECT GETS APPROVED



According to sources, a biopic for the legendary R&B/soul singer Marvin Gaye has been given the go and is finally in the works! the film will be directed by Julien Temple. The tentative title will be Midnight Love, named after and based on Gaye’s 1982 studio album. It has also been reported that the rights-holders to Marvin Gaye's music, have given the project the greenlight. The film is said to begin shooting in Ostend, Belgium later this year. No word on who will be playing the late musician. Three other directors have long been trying to get a Marvin Gaye project off the ground, including Lauren Goodman, whose project has been rumored to have Law & Order’s Jesse L. Martin star as the late singer. Director Cameron Crowe has been working on a Marvin Gaye project for nearly four years with Terrence Howard rumored to have the lead role.