There is noone better fo Rocky Horror Picture show if they remake it!! Prince would knock that out of the park!

trax said:

There is noone better fo Rocky Horror Picture show if they remake it!! Prince would knock that out of the park!

Back in day? I'd agree with this. Now? Not so much.

Militant said:

In the late 80's, one of the american broadcasting companies wanted Michael Jackson to play The Doctor in an american version of Doctor Who.

Ever since I read that, I've thought about how Prince would be perfect for the role of The Master, who is the arch rival of The Doctor. He could do in more of the style of the Roger Delgado and Anthony Ainley, who both did a wonderful job playing The Master in the classic series.

Imagine the MJ vs Prince threads we would have had then.

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HatrinaHaterwitz said:

databank said:

No.

I mean it'd be nice if he had small parts in mivies every once in a while but starring in one? HELL NO! Prince is too much Prince. The Kid was Prince. Christopher Tracy was Prince. P can't act any other role than Prince if u ask me.

Which is why I think Willy Wonka would have been just perfect for him.

Funky, eccentric dude in trippy cool clothing gets a bunch of people to come to his house and jump through all manners of hoops for his amusement, in hopes of finding the Everlasting Now.

Exactly. Prince practically IS the Willy Wonka of rock. MJ would work (which I think was Depp's model) but there's that creepy pedo vibe to that whole thing. Substitute purple tickets for gold one, Paisley Park for the factory, the eccentricity, the music and the enigmatic and moody nature of the title character and Prince would barely have to act (which is probabaly a good thing). The music parts alone would be perfect and Prince has that nice balance between funny, creepy, weird, nice, genious, reclusive, mysterious...

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I could maybe see him playing a Batman villain or something like that but like other posters pointed out, he's just "so much Prince" all the time that it'd be hard to find a believable role for him. Even in New Girl, playng himself, he was pretty bad so you'd have to cast him perfectly and (more importantly) take direction, which I doubt is his strong suit.

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Edit: ^^^Holy shit^^^ That's terrific. Prince would make a great Frank N Furter.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

trax said:

There is noone better fo Rocky Horror Picture show if they remake it!! Prince would knock that out of the park!

Back in day? I'd agree with this. Now? Not so much.

Too much old skin.

Militant said:

In the late 80's, one of the american broadcasting companies wanted Michael Jackson to play The Doctor in an american version of Doctor Who.

Ever since I read that, I've thought about how Prince would be perfect for the role of The Master, who is the arch rival of The Doctor. He could do in more of the style of the Roger Delgado and Anthony Ainley, who both did a wonderful job playing The Master in the classic series.

May I ask what exactly you're basing this opinion on? I've seen most of the Ainley stories, and a few of the Delgado ones (the Pertwee era's always been a bit too padded out for my liking), and I can't say I've remarked upon any facet of Prince's acting or personality that would contribute to a good portrayal of the Master.

herb4 said:

I think he would have made a great Willy Wonka. Seriously.

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LOL Never thought about it, but i think you're right.

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Hmm, normally by now someone here has said "Hey, if you think you can do better show us your work!". That is when it comes to music composition and instrument ability. This however is acting and the reason I don't think we've seen that challenge yet from the sycophantic quarter is because several of us would step up and provve we are better actors than Prince. Hell, my daughter's dead hamster could give him a run for his money

Prince plays Prince. As Genesia said, a good actor can adapt and bring any character to life. There are good actors (Pillip Seymour Hoffman) and there are abysmal actors (Keanue Reeves). The former gets you to believe in the character they are playing, the latter is actually made of wood and through the clever use of string and wire they manipulate his body to make him look and move like a real boy. Just.

I would go to see a Prince movie obviously but if his music wasn't in it I think I'd wait for it to hit tv.

If the part fits him, why not.

The way he speaks and behaves on camera is not really that different from how the older music industry professionals speak and behave. You know, guys that know what they are talking about. So if he'd do a smaller role as a music producer or something like that, it could work.

ilo said:

Hmm, normally by now someone here has said "Hey, if you think you can do better show us your work!". That is when it comes to music composition and instrument ability. This however is acting and the reason I don't think we've seen that challenge yet from the sycophantic quarter is because several of us would step up and provve we are better actors than Prince. Hell, my daughter's dead hamster could give him a run for his money

Prince plays Prince. As Genesia said, a good actor can adapt and bring any character to life. There are good actors (Pillip Seymour Hoffman) and there are abysmal actors (Keanue Reeves). The former gets you to believe in the character they are playing, the latter is actually made of wood and through the clever use of string and wire they manipulate his body to make him look and move like a real boy. Just.

I would go to see a Prince movie obviously but if his music wasn't in it I think I'd wait for it to hit tv.

You had me in agreement 'til you just had to drag Keanu into it.

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