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==Acting and film production== [[File:Shine a Light World Premiere Berlinale.jpg|thumb|alt=See caption|Left to right: Jagger, [[Martin Scorsese]], Richards, Wood, and Watts, at the premiere of ''[[Shine a Light (film)|Shine a Light]]'' in [[Berlin]], Germany, in February 2008]] Jagger has had an intermittent acting career. His most significant role was in [[Donald Cammell]] and [[Nicolas Roeg]]'s ''[[Performance (film)|Performance]]'' (1968), and as Australian [[bushranger]] [[Ned Kelly]] in the [[Ned Kelly (1970 film)|film of the same name]] (1970).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vasquez |first=Zach |date=3 March 2020 |title=Rolling back: why we should welcome Mick Jagger's big screen return |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/03/mick-jagger-the-burnt-orange-heresy-acting-career |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref> He composed an improvised soundtrack for [[Kenneth Anger]]'s film ''[[Invocation of My Demon Brother]]'' on the [[Moog synthesiser]] in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Invocation of My Demon Brother |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Invocation-of-My-Demon-Brother |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]] |archive-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112151133/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Invocation-of-My-Demon-Brother |url-status=live }}</ref> Jagger auditioned for the role of Dr. Frank N. Furter in [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show|the 1975 film adaptation]] of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'', a role that was eventually played by [[Tim Curry]], the original performer from its theatrical run in London's [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=12NECgAAQBAJ&q=mick+jagger&pg=PA247 |title=The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals |last=Dietz |first=Dan |year= 2015 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-4422-5166-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906050515/https://books.google.com/books?id=12NECgAAQBAJ&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=mick+jagger+1975+film+adaptation+of+The+Rocky+Horror+Show&source=bl&ots=gVu8DB_wFQ&sig=fAS_t0VRk0Eqz_9xeAa9AOmEyiQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwio58uLmojWAhVC3WMKHe6UCAs4ChDoAQhAMAQ#v=onepage&q=mick%20jagger&f=false |archive-date=6 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=The Californian|title=The Horror Of It All|last=Nordstrand|first=Dave|via=Newspapers.com|date=21 October 2004|access-date=29 November 2021|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89734550/the-horror-of-it-all/|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129061211/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89734550/the-horror-of-it-all/|url-status=live}}</ref> Director [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]] approached him in the same year to play the role of [[Feyd-Rautha]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/03/we-got-the-dune-we-deserved-jodorowskys-dune |title=We Got the Dune We Deserved: Jodorowsky's Dune |work=Tor.com |access-date=27 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904021535/http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/03/we-got-the-dune-we-deserved-jodorowskys-dune |archive-date=4 September 2014|date=18 March 2014 }}</ref> in his proposed adaptation of [[Frank Herbert]]'s ''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]'', but the movie never made it to the screen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/jodorowskys-dune-the-greatest-acid-scifi-cult-film-never-made-20140801-zze4j.html |title=Jodorowsky's Dune: The greatest acid sci-fi cult film never made |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=27 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930152144/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/jodorowskys-dune-the-greatest-acid-scifi-cult-film-never-made-20140801-zze4j.html |archive-date=30 September 2014|date=2 August 2014 }}</ref> Jagger appeared as himself in [[the Rutles]]' film ''[[All You Need Is Cash]]'' (1978) and was cast as Wilbur, a main character in [[Werner Herzog]]'s ''[[Fitzcarraldo]]'', in the late 1970s. The illness of principal actor [[Jason Robards]] (later replaced by [[Klaus Kinski]]), and a delay in the film's notoriously difficult production, resulted in him being unable to continue because of schedule conflicts with a Stones' tour; some footage of Jagger's work is shown in the documentaries ''[[Burden of Dreams]]''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jan/13/derekmalcolmscenturyoffilm |title=Les Blank: Burden of Dreams |last=Malcolm |first=Derek |date=12 January 2000 |work=The Guardian|access-date=3 September 2017 |issn=0261-3077 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903121722/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jan/13/derekmalcolmscenturyoffilm |archive-date=3 September 2017}}</ref> and ''[[My Best Fiend]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=00V3CwAAQBAJ&q=%22Mick+Jagger+and%22&pg=PT141 |title=Alex Cox's Introduction to Film: A Director's Perspective |last=Cox |first=Alex |year= 2016 |publisher=Oldcastle Books |isbn=978-1-84344-747-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906050516/https://books.google.com/books?id=00V3CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT141&lpg=PT141&dq=mick+jagger+my+best+fiend+movie&source=bl&ots=wRTFxg-W4B&sig=gIC8xFQ0GkuReFRz4bsZBjPLvDg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjasfiAnIjWAhVB0mMKHU9lD_sQ6AEIaDAP#v=onepage&q=%22Mick%20Jagger%20and%22&f=false |archive-date=6 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bLujBgAAQBAJ&q=mick+jagger+my+best+fiend+movie&pg=PA170 |title=Punk Rock Warlord: the Life and Work of Joe Strummer |last1=Faulk |first1=Dr Barry |last2=Harrison |first2=Brady |year= 2014 |publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.]] |isbn=978-1-4724-1055-9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906050515/https://books.google.com/books?id=bLujBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA170&lpg=PA170&dq=mick+jagger+my+best+fiend+movie&source=bl&ots=XKCvYSUfm1&sig=i6-4JowhAWDWdf2kikZl00rDiig&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiS-t7cnIjWAhUT12MKHToPA1g4ChDoAQg2MAM#v=onepage&q=mick%20jagger%20my%20best%20fiend%20movie&f=false |archive-date=6 September 2017}}</ref> Jagger developed a reputation for playing the heavy later in his acting career in films including ''[[Freejack]]'' (1992),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rainer |first=Peter |date=20 January 1992 |title=The Future Is Grungy in 'Freejack' |page=267 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105679500/the-future-is-grungy-in-freejack/ |access-date=16 July 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''[[Bent (1997 film)|Bent]]'' (1997),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=26 November 1997 |title=Movie Review β Film Review; Sent From Gay Berlin To Labor at Dachau |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/26/movies/film-review-sent-from-gay-berlin-to-labor-at-dachau.html |url-status=live |access-date=3 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903120042/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DE3D7163AF935A15752C1A961958260&mcubz=0 |archive-date=3 September 2017}}</ref> and ''[[The Man From Elysian Fields]]'' (2002).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=A.O. |date=2 October 2002 |title=Movie Review β Film Review; It May Sound Like Faust, But the Body Is the Lure |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/02/movies/film-review-it-may-sound-like-faust-but-the-body-is-the-lure.html |url-status=live |access-date=3 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903122606/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D05E7DC1338F931A35753C1A9649C8B63&mcubz=0 |archive-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-man-from-elysian-fields-20021008 |last=Travers|first=Peter|title=The Man From Elysian Fields |magazine=Rolling Stone|date=8 October 2002|access-date=3 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903121812/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-man-from-elysian-fields-20021008 |archive-date=3 September 2017|url-access=limited}}</ref> In 1991, Jagger founded Jagged Films<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lacher |first=Irene |date=15 March 1995 |title=Jagger 'n' Tisch: It's Not Just Lip Service |page=178 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105680927/jagger-n-tisch-its-not-just-lip/ |access-date=16 July 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> with Victoria Pearman<ref>{{Cite news |last=Low |first=Elaine |date=24 January 2020 |title=Mick Jagger's Rainy Day Podcasts, Warner Bros. Digital Networks Sign First-Look Deal |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/mick-jagger-rainy-day-podcasts-warner-bros-sign-first-look-deal-1203478046/ |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> and, in 1995, founded the film production company Lip Service with [[Steve Tisch]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 March 1995 |title=Jagger, Tisch form film company |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/03/15/Jagger-Tisch-form-film-company/4834795243600/ |access-date=16 July 2022 |website=United Press International |language=en}}</ref> Jagged Films' first release was the [[World War II]] drama ''[[Enigma (2001 film)|Enigma]]'' (2001), starring [[Kate Winslet]] as one of [[Bletchley Park]]'s [[Enigma machine|Enigma]] [[codebreaker]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mick-jagger-moves-movies-blasts-672737 |title=Jagger's New Swagger: Mick Moves to Movies, Blasts Idea of Memoir |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=6 March 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306211314/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mick-jagger-moves-movies-blasts-672737 |archive-date=6 March 2018}}</ref> That same year, Jagged Films produced a documentary about Jagger entitled ''[[Being Mick]]''. The programme, which first aired in the US on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on 22 November, coincided with the release of his fourth solo album, ''Goddess in the Doorway.''<ref>{{Cite web |title="Being Mick" Mick Jagger Solo album Special on ABC, November 2001 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8tdi1vM098&ab_channel=JustinRetzlaff |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=[[YouTube]] | date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112151235/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8tdi1vM098&ab_channel=JustinRetzlaff |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://reelgood.io/movie/being-mick-2001 |title=Where to Watch Being Mick |work=Reelgood.com |date=4 May 2017 |access-date=16 March 2019 |archive-date=24 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524082906/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/23/movies/herzog-jungle-film-halts-as-ill-robards-leaves.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2008 the company began work on [[The Women (2008 film)|''The Women'']], an adaptation of the [[George Cukor]]'s [[The Women (1939 film)|film of the same name]], directed by [[Diane English]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ascher |first=Rebecca |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/11/05/long-planned-remake-women-development/ |title=Long-planned remake of 'The Women' in development |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=5 November 2004 |access-date=5 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606195005/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C735638%2C00.html |archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://hollywood.com/movie/The_Women_Inferno/378236 |title=The Women at |work=Hollywood.com |access-date=5 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712213800/http://www.hollywood.com/movie/The_Women_Inferno/378236 |archive-date=12 July 2011}}</ref> As a member of the Rolling Stones, Jagger appears in several documentaries. These include ''[[Gimme Shelter (1970 film)|Gimme Shelter]]'', filmed during the band's 1969 tour of the US, and ''[[Sympathy for the Devil (1968 film)|Sympathy for the Devil]]'' (1968) directed by [[French New Wave]] director [[Jean-Luc Godard]]. [[Martin Scorsese]] worked with Jagger on ''[[Shine a Light (film)|Shine a Light]]'', a documentary film featuring the band with footage from the A Bigger Bang Tour during two nights of performances at New York's [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]]. It screened in Berlin in February 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://outnow.ch/Movies/2007/ShineALight/ |title=Shine a Light | Movies |work=OutNow.CH |date=17 April 2008 |access-date=5 November 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928215238/http://outnow.ch/Movies/2007/ShineALight/ |archive-date=28 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="McCarthy-2008">{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/shine-a-light-2-1200548314/ |title=Review: 'Shine a Light' |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |date=7 February 2008 |work=Variety|access-date=1 September 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902011858/http://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/shine-a-light-2-1200548314/ |archive-date=2 September 2017}}</ref> McCarthy predicted the film would fare better once released to video than in its limited theatrical runs.<ref name="McCarthy-2008" /> Jagger was a co-producer of, and guest-starred in, the first episode of the short-lived American comedy television series ''[[The Knights of Prosperity]]''. He also co-produced the [[James Brown]] biopic ''[[Get On Up (film)|Get On Up]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite news |last=Morfoot |first=Addie |url=https://variety.com/2014/scene/news/mick-jagger-james-brown-get-on-up-premiere-1201266904 |title=Mick Jagger on James Brown: 'He Was Very Generous and Kind With Me and He Wasn't Kind With Everybody' |work=Variety |date=22 July 2014 |access-date=17 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017113812/https://variety.com/2014/scene/news/mick-jagger-james-brown-get-on-up-premiere-1201266904/ |archive-date=17 October 2014}}</ref> Alongside Martin Scorsese, [[Rich Cohen]] and [[Terence Winter]], Jagger co-created and executive produced the period drama series ''[[Vinyl (TV series)|Vinyl]]'' (2016), which starred [[Bobby Cannavale]] and aired for one season on [[HBO]] before its cancellation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='Vinyl' Canceled: HBO Scraps Plans For Revamped Season 2 |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/vinyl-canceled-hbo-season-2-martin-scorsese-and-mick-jagger-1201777356/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=29 November 2017 |date=22 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118045538/http://deadline.com/2016/06/vinyl-canceled-hbo-season-2-martin-scorsese-and-mick-jagger-1201777356/ |archive-date=18 November 2017}}</ref> Jagger portrays an English art dealer-collector and patron in [[Giuseppe Capotondi]]'s thriller ''[[The Burnt Orange Heresy]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Whitney |date=6 March 2020 |title=The Burnt Orange Heresy |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-burnt-orange-heresy-movie-review-2020 |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |archive-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112151138/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-burnt-orange-heresy-movie-review-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/markets-festivals/mick-jagger-burnt-orange-heresy-1202930458/|title=Mick Jagger Joins Heist Thriller 'Burnt Orange Heresy'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=6 September 2018|work=Variety|access-date=8 September 2018|archive-date=8 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908093030/https://variety.com/2018/film/markets-festivals/mick-jagger-burnt-orange-heresy-1202930458/|url-status=live}}</ref> Jagger is co-producer of the upcoming film ''[[Miles & Juliette]]'' about [[Miles Davis]] and [[Juliette GrΓ©co]] when they met in Paris in 1949.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=2025-05-12 |title=Mick Jagger Producing Miles Davis Romance Movie Starring Damson Idris & Anamaria Vartolomei; Goodfellas Launching Sales At Cannes |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/mick-jagger-producing-miles-davis-movie-damson-idris-1236393415/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
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