March 16, 2006 @ 12:03 pm

Kanye West Ready To Go Hollywood With Film

by: Mark Lelinwalla

left According to his hometown paper, the Chicago Tribune, West has joined forces with New Line Cinema and Anonymous Content (a production company), to help develop and appear in a film inspired by his music. Although the movie doesn’t have a title as of press time and Kanye's role hasn’t been determined yet, the movie is set to be a portrait of America as seen through West's and several other filmmakers’ perspectives. "This project will synthesize Kanye's vision with a fantastic group of filmmakers and create what will be a one-of-a-kind film experience," Richard Brown, one of the film's producers, told the Hollywood Reporter. No tentative release date for the movie has been given as of press time. In related news, West will be performing in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and other cities in Australia till April 2 for his, Touch The Sky Tour, before heading to Japan for a couple of days and then Hawaii to end the trek.

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