I am stoked to see Andre Benjamin (aka Andre 3000) as Jimi Hendrix in the biopic All Is by My Side.  The Outkast frontman has the musical chops and (more importantly) the cool to pull off Hendrix, but unfortunately we will not get to see the full Hendrix experience.  Experience Hendrix LLC, the stewards of the Hendrix estate, issued a statement last month that declared no film could use the Hendrix catalog without full participation from Experience Hendrix LLC.  Writer/director John Ridley found a workaround by setting the story in London 1966-1967, shortly before the release of Hendrix’s debut album, Are You Experienced.  Instead, Benjamin will cover The Beatles, Muddy Waters, and more in All Is by My Side.  Hit the jump for a list of the songs and a few new set photos.

Tonight, casting agents found actors most of their supporting roles based on real-life people:

• Ashley Charles will play Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards in the Jimi Hendrix biopic All Is By My Side, led by Andre 3000 as Hendrix.
• Martin Scorsese cast Margot Robbie as the female lead opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street, based on a memoir by Jordan Belfort.
• Seth Meriwether signed on to play one of the West Memphis Three in Devil’s Knot.
• Donal Logue will play the right hand man of CBGB owner Hilly Kristal (Alan Rickman) in CBGB.

Hit the jump for details on each project.

The first images of Oukast member Andre Benjamin (aka Andre 3000) as Jimi Hendrix have surfaced online.  He’s playing the legendary guitarist in a biopic called All Is By My Side, which is currently filming in Dublin.  The actor certainly has the physical resemblance down, but we don’t yet know if his acting ability is up to snuff.  The film also stars Imogen Poots and Hayley Atwell, and the set photos here also include a brief shot of the latter.  John Ridley wrote the script and is directing the pic, which will utilize interviews with the musician and archival footage of Hendrix to anchor the film’s structure.

Hit the jump to check out the images.