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No Jamie, No Cry: Foxx is NOT Bob Marley
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Simmer Down. It turns out that Jamie Foxx will not be portraying reggae legend Bob Marley in a proposed biopic, as I reported last month. The Jamaican entertainment journalist Kevin Jackson managed to get the scoop from Foxx at the BET Awards, and the rumors were completely shot down. The Oscar-winning actor claims he has never been confirmed to play Marley, and flat out said he will not be taking on the role. Foxx clarified the origin of the rumor by adding, "What happened is I ran into one of his sons at a club the other day and that was about it."Well, that explanation doesn't make too much sense to me, but you never know how stories get started. My source was The Irish Examiner, of all places. Who knows what their source was? Perhaps Marley's son was complimenting Foxx's performance in Ray, said he'd be honored to have such a great actor play his father, to which Foxx said he'd be honored to play him, leading to Marley's son passing the casual words to his mother, who discussed it with someone else, and voilà! Instant miscommunication and instant rumor.
The biopic, to be directed by Rachid Boucharid and co-conceived by Marley's widow, Rita, is set to tell the story of the superstar's early days. The news that Foxx would be playing the part of young Marley caused quite some controversy, not the least of which is evident in the comments section of my original post.
Jamie Foxx is Bob Marley
Filed under: Music & Musicals », Casting », Newsstand »
Remember how absurd it sounded when Jamie Foxx was cast as Ray Charles? Well, prepare yourself for another outrageous announcement: Foxx is said to be starring as Bob Marley in a biopic directed by Oscar-nominee Rachid Bouchareb (Dust of Life). The film was conceived by Bob's widow, Rita, and Bourchareb says that he wants to show the reggae icon's life from childhood (he didn't lose a brother, did he?) through to his young adulthood and interest in Africa.
I feel pretty good about this film being made by the Algerian-born Bouchareb and after Ray, I also feel pretty good about Foxx. He doesn't really look like the singer, and imagining him in dreadlocks only makes me think of In Living Color sketches, but he might just be able to pull it off. I'm someone who doesn't mind departing from literal and identical portrayals of famous people, though -- I'd rather the actor play the character in the movie, not try to be a definitive representation of the real person. Then again, it is hard not to associate some singers with the actor who played him or her: Kilmer as Morrison, Busey as Holly, Spacek as Lynn, J.Lo as Selena, Cagney as Cohan.
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