Outkast singer Andre 3000 is set to play legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix in a forthcoming biopic which will be filmed in Ireland.

The Outkast singer, whose real name is Andre Benjamin, will play the late guitarist in a biopic titled All Is By My Side, according to the Irish Film And Television Network.

The film will be set during Hendrix's time in England between 1966 and 1967, and will follow him as he created his seminal debut album, Are You Experienced, which was his claim to fame.

Andre has previously appeared in movies such as Four Brothers, Be Cool and Scary Movie 4.

The Bray Head Hotel, the John Player Cigarette Factory and numerous nightclubs in Bray, as well as locations in and around Dublin are said to make an appearance in the biopic.

The shoot is expected to last for six weeks.