Outkast Andre hits big screen

Andre Benjamin - better known as rap artist Andre 3000 from Outkast - is developing a sideline in movies.

Andre will appear as a rapper in Be Cool, the sequel to Get Shorty, along with John Travolta, Uma Thurman and James Gandolfini.

Then he hopes to work on a film musical along the lines of Prince's Purple Rain.

The innovative Outkast double album Speakerboxx (featuring the other half
of Outkast, rapper Big Boi) and Andre's own effort, The Love Below, have become a major hit.