Now that he’s topped both the pop and television charts, “Fuck You” singer Cee Lo Green has set his sights on being a movie star. Green—who’s been in recent headlines for his antics on The Voice—will play hip-hop star Troublegum in the upcoming Can A Song Save Your Life?. Considering his 20-year history in Atlanta rap group Goodie Mob, the role shouldn't be much of a stretch.
The film helmed by Once director John Carney is a musical drama that also stars Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Catherine Keener, and Green’s Voice chair-mate Adam Levine. It concerns a singer who moves to New York with her boyfriend to pursue a music career, only to have him dump her when he gets a solo deal. But then she gets discovered by a music producer and presumably lives happily ever after.
