Who do you think should play Marvin? My mother insists that Maxwell would be a good choice.Several years ago,I recall Bobby Brown (!!!) saying that HE should be given that role.So,what do you think? D'Angelo,perhaps?

well,
thats a tough one david', im sooo partial when it comes to MARVIN GAYE, hes one of my favorite musicians of all times...an apon saying that, maxwell cetainly has tha better voice quality than bobbie brownpipe, every time maxwell sings "somethang somethang" when he hits those high notes i automatically think of MARVIN GAYE, so give yer moma 5 points fur that suggestion...an as fur tha' MARVIN GAYE "look", maybe morris chestnut, i think bobbie had a drup induced stroke, an it kinda distorts his mouth...(an anotha' thang MARVIN wasnt ugly!)
i dont know, but thats a great idea, i hope one day itll happen...
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DavidEye said:

Definitely D'Angelo, but I have a feeling that his acting would not be up to par.

A friend of mine is a producer at Tristar pictures. She`s the one making deciosions of what is being filmed at what not. She gets to read a lot of scripts every day. One day, back in 1997, she had a brilliant script about the life of Marvin Gaye on her desk. But tristar has decided against it -- because in every scene you would see Marvin doing coke. Unfortunately, that was the reality, so she doubts that there will ever be a realistic movie about Marvin...

I would choose Brian McKnight. good soft voice, looks similar (give him a little face stubble), seems to be the right age range, I think he could pull it off.



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MOS DEF should be the number one pick-- he has the acting skills and the look of that era and he can also sing!

Denzel Washington

I just really hope they don't do it. There isn't a good enough singer that can act and a good enough actor that can sing. Fuck, look how they murdered Frankie Lymon's story in Why Do Fools Fall In Love.

stymie said:

Yes, but look at what a great job Angela Basset did as Tina Turner without singing a note.The actor shouldnt have to actually sing.

DavidEye said:

I say the guy who played "Buggin' Out" in "Do The Right Thing," Giancarlo Esposito.

I think Maxwell looks like a faggot. Worst choice ever!!
Lawrence Fishborne is a real actor and would do the role justice. Fishborne can play anybody he's great.

MrTation said:

True dat.

I personally don't want to know about the man's demons. His music is the voice of god (IMO) and I want to remember his name in that light.

MrTation said:

I take Giancarlo back. Denzel would do a great job.

I thought Usher did an okay job when he played Marvin on "American Dreams". Maxwell would be a great choice if were up for it.

DavidEye said:

i think we're talking more about

portraying marvin the man

i like the choices of laurence f,

denzel w, and d'angelo

maxwell would be a poor choice

because he looks nothing like marvin

and he sounds more like classic prince

although marvin struggled with drugs,

there certainly was more 2 the man

than doing coke

the movie should reveal what drove him

2 drugs and shed light on his

stressful relationship with the man who killed him:

his father


marvin was a legend

his legacy should be remembered with respect

soulpower said:

Yeah,I was afraid of that.That's probably why we won't ever get a movie about Marvin.His life was filled with so much drama and tragedy,and if you're gonna be honest and tell the REAL story,you have to show everything.It would be difficult for his fans and family to see all that.Several years ago,I read a book called "Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye" by Steve Turner.This is a very insightful book,but it paints a devastating picture of his life.

jthad1129 said:

You know,you are right.Brian would be a very good choice.

DavidEye said:

A better read is "Divided Soul" by David Ritz who did this book with Marvin.. David is the co-author of "Sexual Healing", so he was close to the man...

soulpower said:

I'll have to find that book too,then

DavidEye said:

i think an honest movie about marvin gaye

should be made inspite of the tragedies

that may have unfolded in his life

should roots and the color purple

never have been made just to pacify

some people who can't stomach the truth?

there was more to marvin than devastation

a well made movie should showcase the whole man

his triumphs and his tribulations

sumtymes said:

what is a tribulation? I have always wondered

Fishburne! I'd love to see him in a great movie that should win him the Oscar he's been cheated out for "What's Love Got To Do With It". And he shouldn't have to sing a note is right. It will probably never happen though. Hopefully they don't make a watered down TV movie that isn't about the music at all (or focuses on just "What's Going On?"). I'm not a huge Marvin Gaye fan so it might not be my place to say this but a watered down or overdramtic TV movie is worse than no movie at all.

Laurence Fishburne is a hell of an actor,but I think it would be overkill for him to play Marvin.I mean,he has already played Ike Turner in a film (and did a great job,btw).

DavidEye said:

...an i guess the producer would kinda want to consider if the actor LOOKS like MARVIN GAYE, thats a tough one...laurence naw,

silverjean said:

Laurence really looked nothing like Ike though (kind of after the makeup). Something to consider.

Either Q-tip or that brother with the goatee from that TV show "Law and Order"!

I've heard nonsense choices ranging from Morris Chestnut to Maxwell. Neither looks anything like the man. My nod would have to go to an actor-- an unknown actor. However, I don't know why people want Denzel or Fishburne to play the role. It would be too hard to pretend it was Marvin.

If they're gonna do it right-- they won't because the truth ain't pretty-- they would get a talented, hungry unknown actor that resembles him (Morris Chestnut???) and make it gritty. Of course only somebody that loves and appreciates Marvin would tell that story right and Hollywood isn't gonna do it.

jrodndigo said:

Hmm,interesting choice.