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No, I think they want the movie to succeed despite any considerations of political correctness.

Unbelievable.

I hear Matt Damon is up for the Sammy Davis, Jr. role.

The filmmakers have already stated the actor will not be singing - the producers have licensed the rights to Sinatra recordings. Nice try Jamie, get your agents to try planting another rumor.

Foxx plays Sinatra? David Spade plays Sammy Davis Jr.?

Harry Connick is the right call on this - as much as Foxx is the 'arture de jour' and talented (although his original work is culturally wan and trend-following, not leading), unless Foxx were to play it in 'white face', the public wouldn't buy it. But like Robert Downey in the yang version of 'white in black', Foxx could no doubt do a convincing 'black in white' role. But still, Connick is the right choice.

I think Wanda Sykes for Sinatra, or maybe Lucy Liu

Now here's a REAL challenging role for Foxx: Lucy Liu
Imagine Jamiee playing a Chinese woman. Foxx playing Sinatra - $20 mil; Foxx plating Liu - priceless!

I just love this....only in America. Foxx is a super actor. The makeup that is being used today, the artist can change freddie kruger into Lucille Ball. If anyone can be soft singing ole blue eyes is Jamie Foxx. He has the talent and can mimick anyone. GO GO JAMIE

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An overrated actor playing an overrated singer--it is perfect.

Well, regardless of his being a good actor, Jamie Foxx's idea of playing Sinatra is just stupid. Whoever this "unnamed source" is needs electroshock. Just a pretty dumb idea.

love Jamie's acting, but the concept of his playing Sinatra is just idiotic.

Hollywood seems to love to do these things. Like casting Morgan Freeman, a fine actor, as Lucas Davenport, of the the John Sandford "Prey" series. Davenport, who has always been described in the books as a Nordic former hockey player, from Minnesota and bears absolutely no resemblace to Freeman. What do they think? We see it and say, "ah, isn't that creative...what a twist...they are so smart?" No, we just say, "that's just stupid." Maybe its like Elmore Leonard said in a speech I heard recemtly, "when you sell a novel to Hollywood, you just cash the check and hope for the best and if you sell it, cash the check and they tell you the star is someone called Cedric the Entertainer, you just cash the check."

I nominate Dakota Fanning. Nuff said.

I think the Jamie Foxx part gives added dimension and texture to Sinatra's life story. It is about Sinatra, right, not Jamie Foxx?

None of the actors seem right to portray such a great icon. Luis Miguel would be perfect for the role he looks a little like Frank, he's an amazing singer, and has great respect for Sinatra. Pick Luis Miguel!!

unless everyone here is the casting director for this movie, aren't you all jumping the gun and assuming jamie foxx cannot do this?

the part should go to the best actor, not the one who looks most like the man. i suppose anyone playing jesus should be jewish, and only argentinians should take a che guevara role... crossed and crossed.

until we get a peek at what makes Jamie so "perfect" for this role we should probably figure there is at least something keeping him in the running.

It ruined it for me. It was done for gratuitous reasons that were not faithful to the novels.

If nothing else, whoever plays Ole Blue Eyes has got to have blue eyes. Or are we to stare at electric blue contacts throughout the movie, sort of like a Children of the Damned Chairman of the Board?

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Who will play Dolly, Iman?

Luis Miguel would be perfect for the role.

Only another crooner...Harry Connick Jr.

Hmmm. I've posted two comments advising that this story is false and simply lifted from a joke on Gawker.com. They were up for about ten minutes and both removed. Are you too embarrassed to admit that you got taken in as well? And you're willing to let your readers carry on posting comments to cover for it? C'mon people, own up, put forth a correction and move on.

But you probably won't post this comment either. Or you will and remove it ten minutes later....

Jamie Foxx had nothing to do with this!!!