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Warner Bros Lands Allen Hugh-Directed Marv Gaye Film; Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iove To Produce

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50 YEARS AFTER MARV GAYE ASKED, ‘WHAT’S GOG ON?’ AMERI STILL SEARCHG FOR AN ANSWER

As a child, mician Devon Gilfillian remembers his father, a profsnal weddg sger, harmonizg wh Marv Gaye’s inic “What’s Gog On” album their livg room. While the groove of the mic was palpable, the lyrics were lost on a young Gilfillian. * marvin gaye what's going on documentary *

“What’s Gog On: Marv Gaye’s Anthem for the Ag, ” hosted by Don Lemon, buts Sunday at 8 p.

As a child, mician Devon Gilfillian remembers his father, a profsnal weddg sger, harmonizg wh Marv Gaye’s inic “What’s Gog On” album their livg room. In a recent terview for a new CNN documentary about Gaye’s work, tled “What’s Gog On: Marv Gaye’s Anthem for the Ag, ” the Grammy-nomated artist and activist relled redisverg the album jt before headg to a prott Nashville last summer. ” Marv Gaye bgrapher, David Rz, told CNN for the same project.

” Sheila E., who toured wh Marv Gaye 1982-83, says the film. Gilfillian scrib Gaye’s mic as a subtle sctn.

WARNER BROS LANDS ALLEN HUGH-DIRECTED MARV GAYE FILM ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’; DR. DRE, JIMMY IOVE TO PRODUCE

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And he’s grateful to Gaye for potg the way. EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has land What’s Gog On, a bpic of inic soul sger Marv Gaye that Allen Hugh will direct, and produce wh Dr. The stud acquired a script by poet-playwright Marc Gardley (he wrote the mil The Color Purple for WB) and the sger’s tate and Motown are part of the al so there will be rights to e all of Gaye’s signature songs.

Every film of me but the perd film From Hell had some Marv Gaye , and I’ve jt always nnected to him.

The Marv Gaye tate and Motown are squarely aboard, wh the sger’s widow, Jan Gaye, beg an executive producer along wh Suzanne Passe. Hugh and the producers immediately will beg the search for the actor to play Gaye.

MARV GAYE ‘WHAT’S GOG ON’ TV SPECIAL AIRS THIS WEEKEND

CNN will be airg a documentary on Marv Gaye tled ‘What’s Gog On’: Marv Gaye’s Anthem For The Ag on May 9 at 8 PM EST. * marvin gaye what's going on documentary *

Not only do pict the tumultuo relatnship he had wh his father, celebrat the life of the women who fluenced Gaye’s reer and spired some of the most inic love songs of all time. Gaye’s early reer helped shape the Motown sounds of the ’60.

MARV GAYE - WHAT'S GOG ON (THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MARV GAYE)

Gaye’s mise was tragic: A day before his 45th birthday 1984, he was shot ad by his father. Gaye was ducted posthumoly to the Songwrers Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hugh said he expects to e Gaye’s voice the pictn of his songs the film.

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Marv Gaye ‘What’s Gog On’ TV Special Airs This Weekend .

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