James Gandolfini has that feeling. So he's stepped into Sexual Healing as a star and producer, says THR. Jesse L. Martin, who has a striking resemblance to Marvin Gaye already, is playing the lead in this story about the last years of Gaye's life, which ended when his own father shot him dead after a bitter argument. Gandolfini's going to be playing Gaye's manager, Freddy Cousaert, the promoter who led Gaye through the release of his biggest hit, the Midnight Love album.
I'm sure Marvin Gaye would have just loved to have his downward spiral of suffering from depression and health problems trumpeted out by Hollywood, not to mention the sensationalizing of his grisly end prompted in part by his father's brain tumor. This could easily be a tabloidy mess. Let's hope director/writer Lauren Goodman's script treats the subject matter well.
