Soulstation1 Posted May 25, 2004 Report Posted May 25, 2004 sista soulja could play billie holiday what part could flavor flav play? Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted May 25, 2004 Report Posted May 25, 2004 what part could flavor flav play? Monk? And on that subject (sorta), here's a Flavor Flav alarm clock. Quote
Uncle Skid Posted May 25, 2004 Report Posted May 25, 2004 I think Cube would make a good Trane. Maybe Ice T should play Miles and Ice Cube could play Coltrane! Then Vanilla Ice could play Bill Evans... Word to your mother! Everybody Digs Vanilla Ice!! Cube probably would be better as Trane than as Miles. Or maybe he should be playing Cannonball Adderley? Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted May 27, 2004 Report Posted May 27, 2004 With a little "preparation", Snoop could pass for Sam Rivers, though. What can any of us say, but that Jim totally hit this nail on the head. Bravo!!! Quote
Spontooneous Posted May 27, 2004 Report Posted May 27, 2004 The idea of Snoop as Miles is bothersome, yes... but somehow not as bothersome as the story from a few months back that Sean "P. Diddy" Combs was looking to portray Robert Johnson in a movie. Quote
JSngry Posted May 27, 2004 Report Posted May 27, 2004 With a little "preparation", Snoop could pass for Sam Rivers, though. What can any of us say, but that Jim totally hit this nail on the head. Bravo!!! Well, gee, thanks! Now somebody should do Forrest Whitaker as Cannonball. He made an unconvincing Bird (physucally and otherwise), but he looks enough like 'Ball to get the job done. Quote
Uncle Skid Posted June 6, 2004 Report Posted June 6, 2004 When Snoop's done playing Sam Rivers, maybe he'll do Hank Crawford next? Quote
bertrand Posted June 6, 2004 Author Report Posted June 6, 2004 I heard Snoop is getting divorced. His marriage fizzled. He's in a tizzle. Quote
RainyDay Posted June 6, 2004 Report Posted June 6, 2004 The idea of a talentless hack like Snoop playing Miles makes me want to vomit. It's like Madonna thinking she had the talent to play someone like Frida Kahlo. I wish all these overpaid, overindulged, no talent pop icons would go somewhere and count their money and leave art to artists. Quote
JSngry Posted June 6, 2004 Report Posted June 6, 2004 Can't comment on Snoop's acting ability, but Mos Def was pretty impressive on that HBO thing that's been running. Quote
John L Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 Snoop Dog a talentless hack? I don't think so. Say what you will about him, but he is a true original. The stuff that he laid down with Dr. Dre in the early 90s was something close to a musical revolution. It was new, dynamic, and changed the course of popular music. Just my opinion. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 I think this is funny, since I believe Miles (in about the last 3rd of his career) was trying to become (something like) Snoop. Quote
chris olivarez Posted June 9, 2004 Report Posted June 9, 2004 I think Cube would make a good Trane. Maybe Ice T should play Miles and Ice Cube could play Coltrane! Then Vanilla Ice could play Bill Evans... Word to your mother! Everybody Digs Vanilla Ice!! Cube probably would be better as Trane than as Miles. Or maybe he should be playing Cannonball Adderley? Second that as Cannon. Quote
chris olivarez Posted June 9, 2004 Report Posted June 9, 2004 Snoop as Miles. It does not compute. Quote
Brandon Burke Posted June 9, 2004 Report Posted June 9, 2004 First of all, Snoop is a moron. Period. And I'm probably a bigger hip hop fan than anyone on this board, so it's not for a lack of modernity on my part. Among other reasons, how can his Southern drawl possibly evoke Miles? Gimme a break..... Quote
Brandon Burke Posted June 9, 2004 Report Posted June 9, 2004 I would, however, recommend KU uber-bust, Lester Earl, as Sonny Rollins.... Quote
DrJ Posted June 9, 2004 Report Posted June 9, 2004 I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the idea of Snoop as Miles...he's not a talentless hack, first of all, though I don't count myself a big fan. And second, OK, personally he's kind of an idiot, and tiresomely "in the media" 24/7, but all that aside, you never know, it might just work. Whoever plays Miles convincingly would need an attitude, and a certain "outside the mainstream" detachment, as well as the ability to convey the need for fame and the drive to cultivate a mass audience...hmmm...maybe, just maybe. Those things will be far more important than physical resemblance IMHO. One thing I've discovered is that I would starve to death as a Hollywood casting person...some of the casting decisions that have made me groan the most upon hearing about them ended up working out really well, and vice versa. Quote
J Larsen Posted June 10, 2004 Report Posted June 10, 2004 (edited) Like JSngry, my first thought was Mos Def for Miles. Think of the scene in Miles' autobiography where he sharing the backseat of a cab with a fried-chicken smacking Charlie Parker and Parker's girlfriend (if you read the book, you know what I mean). I associate Snoop Dogg with Charlie Parker in that equation, and the slightly more reserved Mos Def as the grossed out Miles Davis. For the record, I consider Snoop to be a decent actor and a hugely talented musician. I'm dumbfounded by some of the neg. comments here. The Chronic and Doggystyle are landmarks. I consider Mos Def to be a decent-ish rapper and a hugely talented actor who has only begun to scratch the surface of his potential. Edited June 10, 2004 by J Larsen Quote
Soulstation1 Posted June 24, 2004 Report Posted June 24, 2004 saw soul plane last night at the dollar movies the movie was real funny in certain parts. i don't think snoop's gonna get that oscar ss1 Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted December 13, 2004 Report Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) Posting this here, from another ("might as well be a duplicate") thread... I could do a dozen of these, using mostly characters from HBO's THE WIRE but I'll start with just one. Wendell Pierce playing Charles Mingus Edited December 13, 2004 by Rooster_Ties Quote
mgraham333 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Posted December 13, 2004 (edited) I might give Lance Reddick (Lt. Daniels from The Wire) the nod for playing Miles. He's definitely got the "brooding" thing down. Give the man a green shirt and a trumpet and see what happens. Edited December 13, 2004 by mgraham333 Quote
mgraham333 Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Frankie R. Faison as Bud Powell Quote
Big Al Posted December 20, 2004 Report Posted December 20, 2004 Reginald VelJohnson (from "Family Matters" and the Die Hard pics) as Count Basie! And I STILL say Ice-T should play Art Blakey! Quote
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