It’s been 23 years since the world was introduced to the funky hip-hop sounds of Outkast through their 1994 debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.
After fans kept hope for a reunion, or even a new album, after last year’s One Music Fest that brought the entire Dungeon Family together, the duo has something planned that’s even better. Two years ago, Big Boi told fans to “stay tuned” for a biopic, and apparently it’s actually happening.
In a recent interview with HipHopDX, Big Boi revealed that Outkast is preparing to take their lives to the screen. “Me and [André 3000] just spoke about it last week when I was in New York. I think he might have been taking a couple meetings talking to people,” Big Boi shared.
While the details of who would be behind the biopic were minimal, he did highlight producer and director Lee Daniels. “I got a couple of people in mind that I’ma talk to, one of them being Lee Daniels who I just did the TV show Star with. So yeah, all that’s coming, and we just know it’s time to do it. It’s coming,” he continued.
As far as actors, Big Boi has his eyes set on his own son playing him, similar to Ice Cube and his son O’Shea Jr. in Straight Outta Compton. “Sh**, I don’t know, maybe one of my sons could do it cause they look exactly like me and they know all the words to all the raps. So they probably could pull it off, and they know me,” he explained. “So I may have to do the Cube move and pick one of my sons to play me.”
After the success of biopics like BET’s The New Edition Story, more and more veteran acts are cuddling up to the idea of gifting their fans with biographical pictures. We’re definitely not mad at this one!
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