It couldn't be done. Prince is simply too unique. No one could get the look and the behaviour down enough to be believable.

FUNKYNESS said:

It couldn't be done. Prince is simply too unique. No one could get the look and the behaviour down enough to be believable.

Plus he was such a private person, most of it would be conjecture and flat-out made up random bullshit.

Arbwyth said:

FUNKYNESS said:

It couldn't be done. Prince is simply too unique. No one could get the look and the behaviour down enough to be believable.

Plus he was such a private person, most of it would be conjecture and flat-out made up random bullshit.

Exactly

If someone tries it, I hope that dont commit the same sacrilege that the makers of the Nina Simone film did with casting the main character.

Matt Lucas could pull it off

Hell no.

Blow what?

Who's gonna where those heels

Let's get Bruno Mars to play Prince.....maybe get Drake to play Morris Day

SoulAlive said:

Let's get Bruno Mars to play Prince.....maybe get Drake to play Morris Day

Did u say Drake? Imma say hell naw Hotline Bling

I just cannot visualize it. How can you capture all that was him? You have to be the right size, the right height and capture the untold number of nuances about his on and off-stage persona.....and then there is the MUSIC. Good luck with that.

FUNKYNESS said:

It couldn't be done. Prince is simply too unique. No one could get the look and the behaviour down enough to be believable.

If after a few years a biopic is done I hope his role goes to an unknown actor. I don’t want to see Usher or someone like Jussie Smollet doing a Prince impression for hours on the big screen. I would hope that if anyone tries to make a movie about Prince, they approach it with the same level of perfectionism that he approached his art…but I won’t hold my breath.

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He could play Prince...how does he look now?

What about the orger Xpertluva?

My vote is STILL for Noah Gray-Cabey aka Franklin from "My Wife and Kids"

He's got the look and certainly has the talent.



I'm not sure though if he can play the guitar and dance but he could learn.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

My vote is STILL for Noah Gray-Cabey aka Franklin from "My Wife and Kids"

He's got the look and certainly has the talent.



I'm not sure though if he can play the guitar and dance but he could learn.

I was gonna post em but it seems the older he got he just doesnt look like him

No, there isn't. It would cause a worse public outcry than the tributes do!

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No not really. Most biopics fail and Prince would be especially difficult. "Ray" only worked because you couldn't see his eyes and Jamie Foxx really did give an extraordinary performance. Plus, I wasn't that familiar with Ray Charles so I bought into it.

I think with the right director, actors, and writers, a biopic for him wouldn't be bad.

Just keep the people at Lifetime and VH1 away.

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P's aura is way too big to be captured in a biopic. They tried it with Hendrix and failed miserably.....and who knows what's going to happen with the estate and approval of the music?...I like the docu idea. I thought Amy Winehouse's recent docu was brilliant.

SPYZFAN1 said:

P's aura is way too big to be captured in a biopic. They tried it with Hendrix and failed miserably.....and who knows what's going to happen with the estate and approval of the music?...I like the docu idea. I thought Amy Winehouse's recent docu was brilliant.

Co-sign. A documentary like the Amy docu would be great.

At this point I don´t see anyone who´d be able to play Prince, let alone convince his fans.

Prince was too unique.

i don't know, but definitely not in hollywood, they butcher most of the biopics they make, just totally fuck em up.

..and not to mention that Hollywood hasn't had an original idea in years. Nothing but remakes.

FUNKYNESS said:

It couldn't be done. Prince is simply too unique. No one could get the look and the behaviour down enough to be believable.

I think it would need to cover his early career around the time of his first record deal. The reasons being:

1. He must have been such a fascinating kid.

2. It would make a great story and I can't imagine fitting his entire career in 2 hours.

3. Nobody can play Prince post-1980 without it looking farcical or being nothing more than poor immitation.

4. You need someone who can LOOK, SOUND LIKE, DANCE LIKE Prince...and act. If someone can do that, they aren't in Hollywood yet.

I think the story of his early career could be told well if they found someone talented enough. But beyond that, they would need to spend 20 minutes on each decade and I don't see that happening. There's too much to tell. Each decade would need to be its own movie and frankly, I don't want to see someone play 80's or 90's Prince. The "Slave" period would be an interesting story, but again, only Prince can pull off the outfits and the high heels.