The movie will begin shooting in 2027.

Kid Cudi attends Netflix's "Happy Gilmore 2" New York Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 21, 2025 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

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Kid Cudi is taking on another daunting project in Hollywood. Cudder revealed Wednesday (Oct. 21) that he’s set to star as Jean-Michel Basquiat in a film about the famed artist, which the Ohio native wrote and will direct.

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Jean will begin filming in 2027. Cudi posted a poignant message to Instagram, detailing the enduring creative journey it took to bring the movie to life, which will serve as a “love letter to Jean.”

“JEAN. Written, directed and starring me. Filming 2027. For years people have asked me about playing Jean Michel Basquiat in a film. But no project actually came to be,” he wrote. “This year, I finally said fuck it, ima write it myself.…