New Jimi Hendrix documentary in the works

Rock guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) caught mid guitar-break during his performance at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 1970.   (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

A new documentary about Jimi Hendrix is in the works, to be directed by The Greatest Night in Pop director Bao Nguyen, Variety reports.

The doc, Jimi, will be the first full-length film about the legendary performer, who passed away in 1970. It will focus on Hendrix's time in London in the early '60s through his U.S. breakthrough at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.