Jim Jarmusch sets his lens on Iggy Pop’s old, writhing body

Jim Jarmusch sets his lens on Iggy Pop's old, writhing body

If there’s one thing that I’ve always wanted to see more of, it’s gotta be Iggy Pop. Whether Iggy is playing a suburban dad (Adventures of Pete and Pete), acting like an alien (Star Trek: DS9) or just writhing across a stage covered in his blood and broken glass (the late 1960s), I just can’t get enough!

So, imagine my face (it was pleased as punch) when I heard that my favorite film director, Jim Jarmusch, was getting ready to make a new film with Iggy in it! “It’s something Iggy [Pop] asked me to do,” the cool-as-shit director said before elaborating on his love of Pop. “There’s a rule in my household that if Iggy is playing anywhere within 90 miles, we go. It’s going to take a few years though. There’s no rush on it.”

Well, Jim, not to sound like a dick, but you better rush it because I want to see Iggy in another one of your movies!

The project is planned as a “long-term documentary project” where Jarmusch will most likely film a couple shows, follow Iggy around for a handful of months, provide an insider look into the rock and/or roll lifestyle, and ultimately end with an existential crisis wherein Iggy will either travel to Florida to discover America or head west and become an unwilling gun-fighter. Regardless of subject matter, I can guarantee that there will be plenty of long, uninterrupted, static shots of Iggy sitting in sparsely decorated hotel rooms.

• Iggy Pop: http://www.iggypop.com

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