Editing Marvin Gaye (section)

==Attempted biopics==
There have been several attempts to adapt Gaye's life story into a feature film. In February 2006, it was reported that [[Jesse L. Martin]] was to portray Gaye in a biopic titled ''Sexual Healing'', named after Gaye's [[Sexual Healing|1982 song of the same name]]. The film was to have been directed by Lauren Goodman and produced by [[James Gandolfini]] and Alexandra Ryan. The film was to depict the final three years of Gaye's life.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Chris|title='Sexual Healing' Biopic Focuses on Marvin Gaye's Last Days|date=February 6, 2006|publisher=[[MTV News]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1523789/sexual-healing-biopic-focuses-on-marvin-gayes-last-days/|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506103849/http://www.mtv.com/news/1523789/sexual-healing-biopic-focuses-on-marvin-gayes-last-days/|archive-date=May 6, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Marvin Gaye Biopic Moving Forward|date=February 6, 2006|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59783/marvin-gaye-biopic-moving-forward|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925140110/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59783/marvin-gaye-biopic-moving-forward|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jessie L. Martin To Portray Marvin Gaye in Film Biopic|date=February 27, 2006|magazine=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a70DAAAAMBAJ&q=lauren+goodman+marvin+gaye&pg=PA56|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002202455/https://books.google.com/books?id=a70DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=lauren+goodman+marvin+gaye&source=bl&ots=NoqCbv6dWx&sig=kRzliJxm6vWCvkLdqGqgiyZ85nY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCWoVChMIrKT4-OqsxwIVjU6SCh1gzwEw#v=onepage&q=lauren%20goodman%20marvin%20gaye&f=false|archive-date=October 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|title=Gandolfini Joins Martin for Marvin Gaye Film "Sexual Healing"|date=February 1, 2008|work=[[Playbill]]|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/gandolfini-joins-martin-for-marvin-gaye-film-sexual-healing-147346|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924194851/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/gandolfini-joins-martin-for-marvin-gaye-film-sexual-healing-147346|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=James Gandolfini joins Marvin Gaye biopic|date=February 3, 2008|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2008/02/03/james-gandolfini-joins-marvin-gaye-biopic|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064959/http://www.ew.com/article/2008/02/03/james-gandolfini-joins-marvin-gaye-biopic|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Years later, other producers such as Jean-Luc Van Damme, Frederick Bestall and Jimmy De Brabant, came aboard and Goodman was replaced by [[Julien Temple]]. [[Lenny Kravitz]] was almost slated to play Gaye. The script was to be written by Matthew Broughton. The film was to have been distributed by [[Focus Features]] and released on April 1, 2014, the thirtieth anniversary of Gaye's death.<ref>{{cite web|last=Child|first=Ben|title=Julien Temple to direct Marvin Gaye biopic|date=February 14, 2011|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/feb/14/julien-temple-marvin-gaye-biopic|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215014755/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/feb/14/julien-temple-marvin-gaye-biopic|archive-date=February 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Patten|first=Dominic|title=Lenny Kravitz To Play Marvin Gaye in Julien Temple Film|date=November 26, 2012|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/lenny-kravitz-to-play-marvin-gaye-in-julien-temple-film-376953/|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024022232/http://deadline.com/2012/11/lenny-kravitz-to-play-marvin-gaye-in-julien-temple-film-376953/|archive-date=October 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Focus Adds Marvin Gaye Project To Cannes Slate|date=April 26, 2013|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/focus-rounds-out-cannes-slate-1200418554/|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413075455/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/focus-rounds-out-cannes-slate-1200418554/|archive-date=April 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=McClintock|first1=Pamela|title=Cannes: Focus Picks Up Marvin Gaye Biopic|date=April 26, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-focus-picks-up-marvin-447273|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924172327/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-focus-picks-up-marvin-447273|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marvin Gaye Biopic, 'Sexual Healing' Teaser Clip Surfaces Online (VIDEO)|date=September 18, 2013|work=[[HuffPost]]|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/marvin-gayes-biopic-sexual-healing-teaser-clip-_n_3950355.html|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924191758/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/marvin-gayes-biopic-sexual-healing-teaser-clip-_n_3950355.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Haglund|first=David|title=Will the Marvin Gaye Movie Be Any Good?|date=September 19, 2013|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/19/marvin_gaye_movie_watch_jesse_martin_play_the_singer_in_scenes_from_forthcoming.html|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818063158/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/09/19/marvin_gaye_movie_watch_jesse_martin_play_the_singer_in_scenes_from_forthcoming.html|archive-date=August 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sacks|first=Ethan|title='Sexual Healing' teaser trailer released: Jesse L. Martin channels legendary R&B singer Marvin Gaye for biopic|date=September 19, 2013|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/jesse-martin-channels-marvin-gaye-biopic-article-1.1461675|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063649/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/jesse-martin-channels-marvin-gaye-biopic-article-1.1461675|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> This never came to fruition and it was announced that Focus Features no longer has involvement with the Gaye biopic as of June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mcnab|first=Geoffrey|title=Temple's Marvin Gaye film stalls|date=June 13, 2013|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/temples-marvin-gaye-film-stalls/5057289.article|access-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924141918/http://www.screendaily.com/news/temples-marvin-gaye-film-stalls/5057289.article|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sacks|first=Ethan|title='Sexual Healing' teaser trailer released: Jesse L. Martin channels legendary R&B singer Marvin Gaye for biopic|date=September 19, 2013|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/jesse-martin-channels-marvin-gaye-biopic-article-1.1461675|access-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063649/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/jesse-martin-channels-marvin-gaye-biopic-article-1.1461675|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2008, it was announced that [[F. Gary Gray]] was going to direct a biopic titled ''Marvin''. The script was to be written by C. Gaby Mitchell and the film was to be produced by David Foster and Duncan McGillivray and co-produced by Ryan Heppe. According to Gray, the film would cover Gaye's entire life, from his emergence at Motown through his defiance of Berry Gordy to record ''[[What's Going On (Marvin Gaye album)|What's Going On]]'' and on up to his death.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Michael|title=F. Gary Gray to direct 'Marvin' movie|date=June 5, 2008|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/f-gary-gray-to-direct-marvin-movie-1117986983/|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826061226/http://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/f-gary-gray-to-direct-marvin-movie-1117986983/|archive-date=August 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Christopher|title=F. Gary Gray Helming Other Marvin Gaye Biopic|date=June 8, 2008|publisher=[[Moviefone]]|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2008/06/08/f-gary-gray-helming-other-marvin-gaye-biopic/|access-date=August 16, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

[[Cameron Crowe]] had also been working on a biopic titled ''My Name Is Marvin''. The film was to have been a [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony]] presentation with [[Scott Rudin]] as producer. Both [[Will Smith]] and [[Terrence Howard]] were considered for the role of Gaye. Crowe later confirmed in August 2011 that he abandoned the project: "We were working on the Marvin Gaye movie which is called ''My Name is Marvin'', but the time just wasn't right for that movie."<ref>{{cite web|last=Chagollan|first=Steve|title=Music biopics struggle to make it to bigscreen|date=April 1, 2010|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/music-biopics-struggle-to-make-it-to-bigscreen-1118017182/|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822003112/http://variety.com/2010/film/news/music-biopics-struggle-to-make-it-to-bigscreen-1118017182/|archive-date=August 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Adler|first=Tim|title=CANNES: Terrence Howard In Talks To Play Cameron Crowe's Marvin Gaye|date=May 16, 2010|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/cannes-terrence-howard-in-talks-to-play-cameron-crowes-marvin-gaye-41609/|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907194714/http://deadline.com/2010/05/cannes-terrence-howard-in-talks-to-play-cameron-crowes-marvin-gaye-41609/|archive-date=September 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Marvin Gaye: Mixed messages heard on the grapevine|date=April 5, 2011|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/marvin-gaye-mixed-messages-heard-on-the-grapevine-2262381.html|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924194837/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/marvin-gaye-mixed-messages-heard-on-the-grapevine-2262381.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Singer|first=Matt|title=Fall Preview: Cameron Crowe Talks "We Bought a Zoo", Buying Into Matt Damon and Why Animals Make Great Characters|date=August 26, 2011|publisher=[[Ifc.com]]|url=http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/08/cameron-crowe-we-bought-a-zoo-interview|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805071352/http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/08/cameron-crowe-we-bought-a-zoo-interview|archive-date=August 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Suskind|first=Alex|title=Cameron Crowe Once Fired Ashton Kutcher; Was Planning Marvin Gaye Biopic With Will Smith|date=November 22, 2011|publisher=[[Moviefone]]|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2011/11/22/cameron-crowe-fired-ashton-kutcher/|access-date=August 16, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Members of Gaye's family, such as his ex-wife Janis and his son Marvin III, have expressed opposition to a biopic.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Lenny Kravitz Drops Out of Marvin Gaye Biopic|date=March 5, 2013|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lenny-kravitz-drops-out-of-marvin-gaye-biopic-20130305|access-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924202651/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lenny-kravitz-drops-out-of-marvin-gaye-biopic-20130305|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marvin Gaye Biopic 'Sexual Healing' Has Singer's Ex-Wife, Janis Gaye, 'Disappointed'|date=March 11, 2014|work=[[HuffPost]]|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/11/marvin-gaye-biopic-sexual-healing-janis-gaye_n_2855295.html|access-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180216/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/11/marvin-gaye-biopic-sexual-healing-janis-gaye_n_2855295.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2016, it was announced that a feature film documentary on Gaye would be released the following year delving into his life and the making of his 1971 album ''[[What's Going On (Marvin Gaye album)|What's Going On]]''. The film would be developed by Noah Media Group and Greenlight and is quoted to be "the defining portrait of this visionary artist and his impeccable album" by the film's producers Gabriel Clarke and Torquil Jones.<ref name=WhatsGoingOnFilm>{{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7438906/marvin-gaye-documentary-whats-going-on |title=Marvin Gaye's Family on Board for 'What's Going On?' Documentary |date=July 14, 2016 |first=Adelle |last=Platon |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715143508/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7438906/marvin-gaye-documentary-whats-going-on |archive-date=July 15, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film will include "unseen footage" of Gaye.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-doc-delves-into-marvin-gayes-whats-going-on-20160712 |title=New Marvin Gaye Doc Features Unseen Footage |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=Jon|last=Blistein|date=July 12, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715073628/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-doc-delves-into-marvin-gayes-whats-going-on-20160712 |archive-date=July 15, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Gaye's family approved of the documentary.<ref name=WhatsGoingOnFilm/> In November 2016, it was announced that the actor [[Jamie Foxx]] was billed to produce a limited biopic series on Gaye's life.<ref name=MarvinGayeBioSeries>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jamie-foxx-producing-limited-series-marvin-gaye-951138 |title=Jamie Foxx Producing Limited Series About Marvin Gaye (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter |first=Rebecca |last=Sun |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=November 30, 2016 |access-date=December 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201105113/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jamie-foxx-producing-limited-series-marvin-gaye-951138 |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The series was approved by Gaye's family, including son Marvin III, who was to serve as executive producer, and [[Berry Gordy, Jr.]]<ref name=MarvinGayeBioSeries/>

On June 18, 2018, it was reported that American rapper [[Dr. Dre]] was in talks to produce a biopic about Gaye.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nevins |first1=Jake |title=Dr Dre to make Marvin Gaye biopic with rights to singer's catalogue |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/18/dr-dre-marvin-gaye-biopic-rights |date=June 18, 2018|access-date=March 19, 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327070901/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/18/dr-dre-marvin-gaye-biopic-rights |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2021, it was announced that the film Dre would be producing was greenlighted by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and would be directed by [[Hughes brothers|Allen Hughes]] for a projected 2023 release.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/marvin-gaye-movie-allen-hughes-dr-dre-jimmy-iovine-warner-bros-1234776648/ | title=Warner Bros. Lands Allen Hughes-Directed Marvin Gaye Film, Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine to Produce | work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr. |last=Fleming | date=June 17, 2021 | access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>

In April 2025, [[Terrence Howard]] revealed that he once turned down a role portraying Gaye in a biopic as he was worried he would have to kiss another man. In an interview, Howard told [[Bill Maher]], "That would fuck me. I would cut my lips off. If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off."<ref name="dead-gaye-kiss">{{cite web |last1=Oganesyan |first1=Natalie |title=Terrence Howard Turned Down A Lee Daniels-Directed Marvin Gaye Biopic Because He “Could Not” Kiss A Man: “I Would Cut My Lips Off” |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/terrence-howard-marvin-gaye-biopic-lee-daniels-gay-1236379579/ |publisher=Deadline |access-date=29 April 2025}}</ref>