The Miles Davis Movie: What Would Miles Think?

I think if Miles Davis were living today the biopic would have already been made. It might not have starred Don Cheadle, but I believe the project would have been pushed through with the help of a big-time producer or director.

At what point the idea for a biopic was dreamed up I have no idea. Miles may have already died before anyone even had an inclination about pursuing a biopic. But it’s hard to know, unless you’re family, or close friend, how he would have felt if a project were being discussed before he died.

Maybe he would have objected. Or maybe he would have been doing script notes in between gigs.

But let’s say he’s alive right now, and the project is still where it is. Either he just doesn’t give a damn, or he’s doing everything possible to get the movie made.

My gut tells me were he alive the film would develop into something more like “Ray,” but I could be totally wrong and he might actually love the ‘deconstructed biopic’ narrative that’s been mentioned by Cheadle and Darryl Porter (Miles Davis Properties).