# Kid Cudi Stars as Basquiat in New Film

> Kid Cudi directs and stars in a 2027 film about Jean-Michel Basquiat, calling it a 'love letter to Jean.'
- Title: Kid Cudi Stars as Basquiat in New Film · Billboard | Shortify
- Summary: Kid Cudi directs and stars in a 2027 film about Jean-Michel Basquiat, calling it a 'love letter to Jean.' Kid Cudi will star as Jean-Michel Basquiat in a…
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- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kid-cudi-jean-michel-basquiat-movie-1236365215
- Author: Michael Saponara
- Published: 2026-10-22T00:43:25+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kid cudi, jean-michel basquiat, film, 2027, netflix, happy gilmore 2, house party, x maxxxine, pearl, entergalactic, doe, wrong number
## Kid Cudi to Star as Basquiat
Kid Cudi will star as Jean-Michel Basquiat in a film he wrote and directed.

> JEAN. Written, directed and starring me.
## Filming Starts in 2027
The film begins production in 2027 with Cudi describing it as a 'love letter to Jean.'

> Filming 2027. For years people have asked me about playing jean michel basquiat in a film.
## Cudi's Creative Process
Cudi spent years researching Basquiat's life, including talks with people who knew him.

> To write a film about someone who existed was a challenge, but it was a welcomed one.
## Basquiat's Legacy
Basquiat died at 27 from a drug overdose in 1988 after rising to fame in the 1980s.

> Basquiat rose to prominence in the '80s with his raw art and powerful paintings.
## Key takeaway

Kid Cudi will star as Jean-Michel Basquiat in a 2027 film he wrote and directed, calling it a love letter to the artist.