Guys, We Were Kidding About That Jamie Foxx As Frank Sinatra Thing
Last week we made a joke that Jamie Foxx should play Frank Sinatra in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming biopic about the singer. Well, now Brit tabloids are making the same joke, except they call it “reporting.”
It appears that the Daily Express heard from an “inside source” (who we suspect either doesn’t exist or reads Gawker) that the Ray Oscar winner was in the running for the role, because of his innate abilities:
Magnificent singing voice, totally convincing acting ability, like Frank himself, born the wrong side of the tracks, rags to riches, makes it big against the odds, has his brushes with authority. The guy’s a gift.
So giddy with this bizarre news were other tabloids that they ran with it, even though the whole thing is obviously bollocks. But try telling that to publications like the Telegraph, who heralded the “colour-blind casting” rumour with abandon, and to Brit-in-exile Tina Brown, whose Daily Beast website posted the news this morning.
But yeah, we bet you quid to quinces that someone’s just having a laugh. Though who knows! I mean, guys, we have a black president. Anything can happen! Racially speaking!
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Take away Benny Hill and that whole country ceases to understand humor.
Spirit Fingers
When is someone going to put up a still from that 1935 "Major Bowes Theater Of The Air" short in which the 19-year-old Ol'Blue Eyes shows up in full minstrel getup - top hat, white gloves, burnt cork and wig, the works?
I think Nancy had a pic from this in her last book about her dad.
Coldouglas
Yeah, I heard it on a radio station in Ireland this morning. They talked about it for ages.
jobsworth
@dado: They'll flesh it out the Rat Pack with Lucy Liu as as Angie Dickinson and Zac Effron as Sammy Davis Jr.
Big Julie is spinning in his grave.
depardoo
Denzel Washington as Walter Matthau? Morgan Freeman playing Red in Shawshank? Brandi playing Cinderella? It only logically follows.
Now you must understand the power you wield, Richard.
And now, a quote from the tristate's Italian community: "OHHH --[racist comment]!"
resipsaloquacious
Someone put too much Bergamot in Nigel's Earl Grey... chortle!
@resipsaloquacious: Ha! That was my first thought! There is no way the Itals are gonna let oolyan-may sully Saint Francis.
souldecirce
You should send this to Jezebel, as they posted this in their 'Dirt Bag' section a few days ago. And then everyone got mad at Jamie Foxx, because he was the 'obvious' insider source.
Oh, Telegraph. From ground-breaking MPs' expenses stories to... this? Really? So is the Tory dude with the moat going to play Mia Farrow? Politically-blind casting FTW!