Marvin Gaye Gets "Sexual Healing" On The Big Screen
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jesse L. Martin ("Law and Order") is set to play Gaye in an independent drama written and directed by Lauren Goodman.
Due to rights issues regarding Gaye's Motown-produced records, the film will focus on Gaye's final years.
After parting ways with Motown and years spent battling a drug addiction, Gaye moved to Europe where he met promoter Freddy Cousaert, who helped Gaye record his biggest-selling album, Midnight Love, which produced the classic hit "Sexual Healing."
In 1984, Gaye was shot dead during an argument with his father, Marvin Gaye, Sr., just one day before his 45th birthday.
"More than just being the voice of a generation, Marvin Gaye proved to be its very heartbeat," Goodman told The Hollywood Reporter. "As a filmmaker, I was drawn to tell the story of a human being who was never fully realized, one with faults and foibles and an uncommon grace expressed every time he picked up the microphone."
Production on the film is scheduled to begin in May in Hungary and Germany.
Due to rights issues regarding Gaye's Motown-produced records, the film will focus on Gaye's final years.
After parting ways with Motown and years spent battling a drug addiction, Gaye moved to Europe where he met promoter Freddy Cousaert, who helped Gaye record his biggest-selling album, Midnight Love, which produced the classic hit "Sexual Healing."
In 1984, Gaye was shot dead during an argument with his father, Marvin Gaye, Sr., just one day before his 45th birthday.
"More than just being the voice of a generation, Marvin Gaye proved to be its very heartbeat," Goodman told The Hollywood Reporter. "As a filmmaker, I was drawn to tell the story of a human being who was never fully realized, one with faults and foibles and an uncommon grace expressed every time he picked up the microphone."
Production on the film is scheduled to begin in May in Hungary and Germany.
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