Quantcast
Channel: Movies
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 8368

Kanye West's 'Yeezus' Is Becoming A Movie

0
0

Kanye West

 Kanye West will soon be adding a new testament to the story of Yeezus. Today, the rapper released a exhilarating preview on his website for a Yeezus movie that will be "coming to theaters," though it's not clear when it will be coming out. The film was directed by Hype Williams, who has helmed videos for Beyoncé, 2Pac, Coldplay and more, as well as the West clips "Gold Digger,""Heartless, ""All of the Lights" and "Diamonds From Sierra Leone."

Kanye West's 15 Best Quotes of 2013

Beginning with a sample of West's 808s and Heartbreak track "The Coldest Winter," the short preview intersperses typically hyper-real scenes (horses running a la "Bound 2," religious rituals) with imagery from the rapper's Yeezus tour, including furry creatures with red eyes, mime-like dancers in robes, lasers, West in a mask, West jumping out of a burst of light a pyramid-like mountain and even more lasers.

Earlier this month, author Bret Easton Ellis – with whom Kanye West conversed on the former's podcast – said in an interview with Vice that he was working on a movie with the rapper. "He came and asked me to write the film," Ellis said. "I didn't want to at first. Then I listened to Yeezus. It was early summer last year and I was driving in my car. He'd given me an advance copy, and I thought, regardless of whether I'm right for this project, I want to work with whoever made this. So f**k it, I said yes."

More from Rolling Stone:

Kanye West’s 15 Best Quotes

11 Reasons Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’ Tour is Actually Incredible

Rolling Stone’s List of the New Immortals: Kanye West

See Where ‘College Dropout’ Ranks on RS’ List of Best Debut Albums

Kanye West’s 10 Most Ridiculous Rants on ‘Kimmel’

SEE ALSO: VCs Are Lining Up To Meet Kanye West, But They Don't Actually Want To Invest In His 'Trillion-Dollar' Startup

Join the conversation about this story »


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 8368

Latest Images

Trending Articles





Latest Images