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Reply #30 posted 09/24/18 5:33am

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TrivialPursuit said:

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Ugly joke...


You mean, like Foxx already did on In Living Color years ago? No one was saying it was ugly then (not that I'm advocating for him being in the role).




IF they ever do this stupid idea, they're best to find a no-name to do it. No one's career is damaged that way, and no one gets that upset because it'll just be that bad. lol

UH that is Sir Casey Terry lol he can play his role

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Reply #31 posted 09/24/18 5:35am

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80tomato said:

That was hilarious...and I think Jamie looked fantastic as Prince...Thanks Heaven, for sharing

No he looked like Jesse Johnson or Sir Casey Terry(Mazarati)

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Reply #32 posted 09/24/18 5:38am

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TweetyV6 said:

How about André 3000 ?

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Reply #33 posted 09/24/18 7:36am

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Fuck armisen

I agree.

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Reply #34 posted 09/24/18 12:30pm

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I personally wouldn't want to see a movie about Prince. But if I was given the job of casting the role of Prince I would choose Donald Glover.
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Reply #35 posted 09/24/18 1:19pm

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EmmaMcG said:

I personally wouldn't want to see a movie about Prince. But if I was given the job of casting the role of Prince I would choose Donald Glover.



He's short.

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Reply #36 posted 09/24/18 2:00pm

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onlyforaminute said:



EmmaMcG said:


I personally wouldn't want to see a movie about Prince. But if I was given the job of casting the role of Prince I would choose Donald Glover.



He's short.



Yup. Plus, he's a good actor.
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Reply #37 posted 09/24/18 2:02pm

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EmmaMcG said:

onlyforaminute said:



He's short.

Yup. Plus, he's a good actor.



Yeah. I'm not too sure about his moves though.

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Reply #38 posted 09/24/18 2:19pm

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Nobody is qualified to play Prince, it's as simple as that.

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Reply #39 posted 09/24/18 2:20pm

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EmmaMcG said:

onlyforaminute said:



He's short.

Yup. Plus, he's a good actor.


The problem with this isn't Glover's acting ability, etc. It's that he's so recognizable right now, that it would take the viewer out of the movie and think "Oh, it's Donald Glover trying to be like Prince". That's why I say a no-name or a new actor is better because he isn't easily identifiable. The viewer can just let the fantasy happen and it be whatever.

I think the idea of a movie at this point is unreasonable and falls sharply into the "too soon" category. However, a documentary like they did with Whitney or Bowie etc would be much more desirable and marketable. Put that in the theaters? I'm there. Hell, strike a deal with Netflix, let it flow wherever much easier. There's footage, we know there is. Concert, back stage, personal. Build the storyline, edit stuff in we've just never seen, and let it happen. I don't need to re-see interviews with him or something. Show me what happened after he left the stage.

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Reply #40 posted 09/24/18 2:22pm

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onlyforaminute said:



EmmaMcG said:


onlyforaminute said:




He's short.



Yup. Plus, he's a good actor.



Yeah. I'm not too sure about his moves though.



He can do the splits. But even if he couldn't, the actor's dancing ability is not something that should be considered. You're hiring him to ACT, not dance. If there are any scenes in the movie that require him to dance then a double could be used or the scene can be framed in such a way that it could be faked.
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Reply #41 posted 09/24/18 2:26pm

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onlyforaminute said:



Yeah. I'm not too sure about his moves though.

He can do the splits. But even if he couldn't, the actor's dancing ability is not something that should be considered. You're hiring him to ACT, not dance. If there are any scenes in the movie that require him to dance then a double could be used or the scene can be framed in such a way that it could be faked.



You've been on the org too long for that kind of answer. We need perfection, asses wiggling and all that.

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Reply #42 posted 09/24/18 2:39pm

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if yall are gonna name white guys qualified to portray Prince on screen, there's only one person qualified and he's not an actorImage result for jimmy garoppoloImage result for jimmy garoppolo dark eyesImage result for jimmy garoppolo

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Reply #43 posted 09/24/18 2:40pm

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Jimmy Garopollo?? eek lol

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Reply #44 posted 09/24/18 2:44pm

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shouldn't we just stick with Bruno Mars? lol evillol falloff

Image result for bruno mars as prince

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Reply #45 posted 09/24/18 2:48pm

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SoulAlive said:

shouldn't we just stick with Bruno Mars? lol evillol falloff

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lol At this rate.

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Reply #46 posted 09/24/18 3:11pm

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jamie would give it a swing, he seems so desperate sometimes. he was supposed to play mike tyson who he's about as old as, directed by martin scorcese. It can't be fun worrying about becoming irrelevant all the time like most show biz people do.

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Reply #47 posted 09/24/18 3:16pm

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Just to be a pain...I'mma be random, yet every single one will be an actor. But I forgot my images never post so I guess this is really pointless on my part.


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Reply #48 posted 09/24/18 5:11pm

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SoulAlive said:

Jimmy Garopollo?? eek lol




word... i can see it... some hair and makeup and royal accessories and he could pull it off...especially as young Prince before the heavy makeup...he has the big soft female deer eyes and dark hair and eyebrows like P...chiseled, but pretty boy facial features like P...i could see a scene with him doing "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"....PAUSE....
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Reply #49 posted 09/24/18 6:02pm

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I agree with TrivialPursuit.


If this MUST happen, I think it would be better for it to be someone that is relatively unknown, maybe a theater actor even, someone who will actually make their name from being so great in this Prince role.


I do think Donald Glover could probably pull it off, but just as a baseline, he'd have to lose a lot of weight.


I also think Leslie Odom might be able to really give it a go. He can sing very well and act. (He's on Broadway.) He's not a household name... yet.

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Reply #50 posted 09/24/18 6:32pm

PeteSilas

are those fuckers english? english guys always look pretentious like that.

onlyforaminute said:

Just to be a pain...I'mma be random, yet every single one will be an actor. But I forgot my images never post so I guess this is really pointless on my part.


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Reply #51 posted 09/24/18 6:50pm

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SoulAlive said:

shouldn't we just stick with Bruno Mars? lol evillol falloff

Image result for bruno mars as prince


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Reply #52 posted 09/24/18 7:38pm

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PeteSilas said:

are those fuckers english? english guys always look pretentious like that.



onlyforaminute said:


Just to be a pain...I'mma be random, yet every single one will be an actor. But I forgot my images never post so I guess this is really pointless on my part.


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Some are some aren't. Many roles are now by non Americans. They are all actors and they are all under 40.
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Reply #53 posted 09/24/18 9:31pm

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onlyforaminute said:



SoulAlive said:


shouldn't we just stick with Bruno Mars? lol evillol falloff



Image result for bruno mars as prince





lol At this rate.



But Bruno’s teeth are all wrong.
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Reply #54 posted 09/24/18 9:37pm

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onlyforaminute said:

PeteSilas said:

are those fuckers english? english guys always look pretentious like that.



onlyforaminute said:


Just to be a pain...I'mma be random, yet every single one will be an actor. But I forgot my images never post so I guess this is really pointless on my part.


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Some are some aren't. Many roles are now by non Americans. They are all actors and they are all under 40.


The guy with glasses I’ll go with him on your list but the others they do seem a bit well not quite right.
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Reply #55 posted 09/24/18 9:38pm

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luv4u said:



SoulAlive said:


shouldn't we just stick with Bruno Mars? lol evillol falloff



Image result for bruno mars as prince




Hell to the Naw!!!



Agree, let him play brownmark
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Reply #56 posted 09/24/18 10:33pm

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onlyforaminute said:

PeteSilas said:

are those fuckers english? english guys always look pretentious like that.

Some are some aren't. Many roles are now by non Americans. They are all actors and they are all under 40.

brits annoy me, i figured with all that attention put into their stupid hairdos and clothes, they had to be brits. they might be better than pacino,brando and deniro all in one, i couldn't care less. I'd rather spike make good on his idea of a multipart docu on Prince, most biopics are trash anyway. Even the good ones, i personally, would rather watch a docu over a great biopic, any day.

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Reply #57 posted 09/24/18 10:34pm

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onlyforaminute said:

EmmaMcG said:

I personally wouldn't want to see a movie about Prince. But if I was given the job of casting the role of Prince I would choose Donald Glover.



He's short.

donald glover? shit, he's 70 years old and twice as big and twice as dark as Prince, maybe he could play his daddy. Mel Gibson could play owen husney.

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Reply #58 posted 09/24/18 10:42pm

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PeteSilas said:



onlyforaminute said:




EmmaMcG said:


I personally wouldn't want to see a movie about Prince. But if I was given the job of casting the role of Prince I would choose Donald Glover.



He's short.



donald glover? shit, he's 70 years old and twice as big and twice as dark as Prince, maybe he could play his daddy. Mel Gibson could play owen husney.


That's Danny Glover. Donald Glover is 35 and Childish Gambino. Is a standup comedian, was in the TV show community, has a hit tv series called Atlanta, was in Spiderman and Star Wars and a host of other movies.
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Reply #59 posted 09/24/18 10:46pm

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purplefam99 said:

onlyforaminute said:




Some are some aren't. Many roles are now by non Americans. They are all actors and they are all under 40.


The guy with glasses I’ll go with him on your list but the others they do seem a bit well not quite right.



I.was being random just to say there really is a list to choose from. You not feeling Grey Worm from GoT?
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