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Jamie Foxx to Play Sinatra?
Mark J. Terrill / AP Photo
In the running for the lead role in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming biopic of Frank Sinatra are George Clooney, Leonardo di Caprio, Harry Connick Jr., Justin Timberlake, and … Jamie Foxx? The Telegraph reported that Foxx was in the running this morning, but Gawker said today that it was kidding when it started the rumor. Let us hope that Justin Timberlake is also someone's joke.
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Banjo1
No, I think they want the movie to succeed despite any considerations of political correctness.
SpeakEnglish
Unbelievable.
flyoverland
I hear Matt Damon is up for the Sammy Davis, Jr. role.
Saphes
lol lol lol gotta love it !!!
melpowell
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.
exoevolution
Foxx plays Sinatra? David Spade plays Sammy Davis Jr.?
Fentro
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.
guiltybystander
I think Wanda Sykes for Sinatra, or maybe Lucy Liu
Fentro
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!
Womentoo
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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Issywise
An overrated actor playing an overrated singer--it is perfect.
Saphes
ouch.
Bender
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.
flyoverland
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."
Bunx05
I think it's a little different when talking about adapting a novel and doing a bio-pic. I read the Prey series and watched the subsequent movies. I don't think anyone could have done a better job bringing the essence of the Davenport character to screen than Freeman.
But Foxx playing Sinatra . . . That's a little silly at best. My vote is Harry Connick Jr.
beej1094
I nominate Dakota Fanning. Nuff said.
squiggy
I think the Jamie Foxx part gives added dimension and texture to Sinatra's life story. It is about Sinatra, right, not Jamie Foxx?
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