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In talks to play Martin Luther King Jr?


So the news is that Foxx is in talks to play MLK in a movie directed by Oliver Stone and produced by Steven Spielberg.
Leaving aside the possible issues with Stone (though he stuck to reality for the most part with the Bush movie), what do you think about Foxx playing MLK?

Personally, I don't hate Foxx, but I just don't think he has the acting chops to pull this off. He was ok in Django and Ali, and good in Ray, but pretty bad in many other projects. Plus, I just don't see any resemblance between him and MLK.

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I think Jamie is a good actor but him playing MLK is laughable and unbelievable. Like you said he does not resemble him whatsoever. They could not find anyone else. One actor that comes to mind is Kent Faulcon. He would probably make a good MLK. He resembles him slightly but casting Jamie as MLK just seems real off.

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I think Jamie is a good actor but him playing MLK is laughable and unbelievable. Like you said he does not resemble him whatsoever. They could not find anyone else. One actor that comes to mind is Kent Faulcon. He would probably make a good MLK. He resembles him slightly but casting Jamie as MLK just seems real off.

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I think Jamie is a good actor but him playing MLK is laughable and unbelievable. Like you said he does not resemble him whatsoever. They could not find anyone else. One actor that comes to mind is Kent Faulcon. He would probably make a good MLK. He resembles him slightly but casting Jamie as MLK just seems real off.

Your a dumb ass. And have you not heard of make up?

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Stop.

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Maybe Jamie can learn something in playing a great man like MLK was. When Martin Luther King talked, it was of intelligence and peace. When Jamie opens his mouth, it's usually something stupid.

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Jamie Foxx can't pull it off. Jeffery Wright did in the HBO film.

"SG"

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I thought Idris Elba was going to be playing Mandela?

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