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Thread started 06/14/04 6:06am

DavidEye

Coming to a theatre near you: "Super Freak: The Movie"?

Rick James life story being made into a motion picture?

June 10,2004

Lorenzo Di Bonaventura is in negotiations to acquire the film rights to Rick James' autobiography "Memoirs Of A Super Freak",with David Chappelle in early talks to topline the feature film adaption of the funk rocker's memoirs for Paramount Pictures.James,best known for his hit "Super Freak",has been working on the book for some time.In addition to his own pop and R&B hits,James wrote and produced many songs for artists such as The Temptations,Teena Marie and Eddie Murphy.Chappelle,who is repped by UTA,has appeared in numerous feature films,including "The Nutty Professor" and "Con Air".He has also impersonated James on his Comedy Central series "Chappelle's Show".


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Reply #1 posted 06/14/04 6:10am

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OH MY... lol Dave is NOT an actor though! confused It's one thing to do the Chappelle Show, quite another to bring a person to life (in a serious way) for an entire movie. Eh fuck it, nothing gets cast right these days... smile
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Reply #2 posted 06/14/04 6:12am

DavidEye

CalhounSq said:

OH MY... lol Dave is NOT an actor though! confused It's one thing to do the Chappelle Show, quite another to bring a person to life (in a serious way) for an entire movie. Eh fuck it, nothing gets cast right these days... smile



You know,Andre3000 could play Rick James,dontcha think? wink
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Reply #3 posted 06/14/04 6:18am

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CalhounSq said:

OH MY... lol Dave is NOT an actor though! confused It's one thing to do the Chappelle Show, quite another to bring a person to life (in a serious way) for an entire movie. Eh fuck it, nothing gets cast right these days... smile


Dave is a good comic actor and can play the straight guy but if you put Dave in that role you got an all out comedy and everyone will be waiting for him to scream "Darkness". It would be funny as hell but I don't think I would want to see a serious Rick James movie anyway!
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Reply #4 posted 06/19/04 8:14pm

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VinnyM27 said:

CalhounSq said:

OH MY... lol Dave is NOT an actor though! confused It's one thing to do the Chappelle Show, quite another to bring a person to life (in a serious way) for an entire movie. Eh fuck it, nothing gets cast right these days... smile


Dave is a good comic actor and can play the straight guy but if you put Dave in that role you got an all out comedy and everyone will be waiting for him to scream "Darkness". It would be funny as hell but I don't think I would want to see a serious Rick James movie anyway!


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Reply #5 posted 06/20/04 10:59am

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CalhounSq said:

OH MY... lol Dave is NOT an actor though! confused It's one thing to do the Chappelle Show, quite another to bring a person to life (in a serious way) for an entire movie. Eh fuck it, nothing gets cast right these days... smile


Chappelle isn't an actor? and who is Tom Cruise?
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Reply #6 posted 06/20/04 11:31am

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CalhounSq said:

OH MY... lol Dave is NOT an actor though! confused It's one thing to do the Chappelle Show, quite another to bring a person to life (in a serious way) for an entire movie. Eh fuck it, nothing gets cast right these days... smile


fortunately this one is being marketed as a comedy/satire biopic.
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Reply #7 posted 06/21/04 6:07am

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DavidEye said:

CalhounSq said:

OH MY... lol Dave is NOT an actor though! confused It's one thing to do the Chappelle Show, quite another to bring a person to life (in a serious way) for an entire movie. Eh fuck it, nothing gets cast right these days... smile



You know, Andre3000 could play Rick James, dontcha think? wink

sure he could, but would he? pray
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