With a silly name like Andre 3000 you just have to be in showbiz, and not content with singing 3000 (could I call him 3k?) is making the transition to movies quite well.
Yahoo is carrying the story from Reuters that 3k (real name Andre Benjamin) has been cast in the film formerly known as Four Brothers.
Directed by John Singleton and starring Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube, the film:
…revolves around four brothers who seek to avenge their mother’s death.
Tyrese (“The Flight of the Phoenix”) and Garrett Hedlund (“Friday Night Lights”) also are on board. They’ll play Andre 3000’s siblings along with Wahlberg, who was previously announced as one of the brothers. Principal photography is scheduled to begin Monday in Toronto.
Andre 3000’s previous forays into cinema include the upcoming MGM feature “Be Cool” and Guy Ritchie’s “Revolver.” He also is starring in HBO’s untitled OutKast movie.
Actually I haven’t seen him in any of these, but I did see him on an episode of Boomtown, which is a great TV show, and I was genuinely surprised. He didn’t stand out as a singer or non-actor at all, and it wasn’t until near the end of his appearances in the show that I suddenly thought it was him.
Perhaps this is one of the few music stars (mainly rap and hip-hop) that can actually act. Feel free to correct me, but I actually have fun watching acting types like Ice Cube and LL Cool J!
