( Rolling Stone ) -- AndrÃ© 3000 is set to star in `` All Is by My Side , '' the long-awaited Jimi Hendrix biopic , according to the Irish Film and Television Network . IFTN reports that the film is currently in preproduction in Wicklow , Ireland , and that the shoot will last six weeks . Principal photography is expected to start in about three weeks in Dublin and Wicklow . The film will reportedly explore Hendrix 's early career , tracking his times spent in England in 1966 and 1967 crafting what would become his classic debut album , `` Are You Experienced . '' John Ridley , writer of 1999 's `` Three Kings '' and 1997 's `` U Turn , '' is set to write and direct . The Jimi Hendrix biopic project has been rumored for a long time . Last summer , reports surfaced that the Experience Hendrix estate stopped the project from going forward . Reports did not offer an explanation on why the film is now set to shoot . See the full article at RollingStone.com . Copyright © 2011 Rolling Stone .
OutKast 's AndrÃ© 3000 will star in a Jimi Hendrix biopic . The film is currently in preproduction in Wicklow , Ireland . Comment: