Don Cheadle as Miles Davis?
Don made a great Sammy Davis Jr a couple of years back so you think maybe he can pull it off, but Miles? The thing about Miles Davis is he has some wild voodoo about him and really, who on earth can do that. Have you seen the coming attractions for the James Brown and Jimi Hendrix bio -the most difficult thing is the star right in the middle.
Having said that, anything involving my friend Karen Sundell , the VP of Entertainment for PR Firm Rogers And Cowan tends to be pretty awesome and that will include the “the crowd funding campaign for the Miles Davis film, entitled “Miles Ahead.” rock nyc interview subject Henry Rollins is a long time supporter and filmed this come on for the masses.
According to Yesha Callaghan inEntertainment weekly (where we stole the picture from as well): “Last month Cheadle launched an IndieGoGo campaign to secure funding for his movie, and with less than 33 hours to go, so far it’s short $17,000 of the $325,000 goal. Cheadle, who has been a Davis fan since he started playing the saxophone in the fifth grade, talked about his move to fund the movie via social media and reach out to the music community. “While Miles used his horn to communicate and create ‘social music,’ are using social media and today’s online platforms to reach out to the music community, the film community, and people who are excited to see an explosive, cool, music-filled movie,” Cheadle said. ”
Karen said: “Henry is shooting 15 hour days and took time to make this video to support project. That’s why his eyes are bloodshot and he looks so tired. Huge respect for Henry. ”
Agreed but if you are not gonna support Miles Davis, who are you gonna support?
Henry Rollins Supports Don Cheadle & #MilesAhead on Indiegogo! from Miles Ahead Film on Vimeo.
