News has recently revealed that Legendary will be developing a Jimi Hendrix biopic, an endeavor that fell short years ago.

The studio planned to produce the project back in 2009, but due to difficulties receiving the rights to the artist's music it was eventually disbanded. Hendrix's estate has since changed their tune and has given Legendary full license.

"Even though Legendary Pictures' Thomas Tull and director Paul Greengrass can be uncompromising guys, when they had a chance to make a movie about Jimi Hendrix four years ago with or without his estate's cooperation, they backed off. That patience has paid off big time. Legendary Pictures has reached agreement with Experience Hendrix and is now moving forward with what it hopes will be the ultimate film on the man whose guitar wizardry and psychedelic fashion sense made him one of the most iconic stars in rock history, even though Hendrix died in 1970 at 27 when his star was still rising," writes Deadline.

Greengrasss is currently in negotiations to direct the film, while Scott Silver has recently been hired to pen the script. Set to produce are Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Janie Hendrix, John McDermott, and Peter Afterman.

Actor Anthony Mackie was previously in talks to star as the influential guitar artist, however it isn't certain if the studio will still be going that route.

"There is no word yet on who they'll tap to play Hendrix in a version that starts from scratch. Mackie, who is on screens right now in Avengers: Age Of Ultron, still seems a strong fit from here. The film will be done through Legendary's home at Universal Pictures, where the next films coming are the Guillermo del Toro-directed ghost story Crimson Peak, the Duncan Jones-directed Warcraft, and the F. Gary Gray-directed Straight Outta Compton," writes Deadline.