ByWe recently reported on Will Smith’s comments at the London premiere of Seven Pounds about his desires to play Barack Obama if a film were ever to be made about the President-Elect’s life and rise to prominence.
Since then, there has been speculation that Spike Lee, noted director of the films Inside Man, Malcolm X, and Crooklyn, among others would be taking the reigns of the project.
Lee seemed anxious to dispel the rumors when asked about them by an MTV correspondent at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
In his words:
“Not doing it…Everybody and their mama is doing a documentary on Obama.”
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Will Smith is an amazing actor; however an Obama movie is a little premature. Let’s wait and see what happens in his administration!
I just read a powerful article about Will Smith at http://www.ebmpublishing.com. The article was wonderfully written and showed a different side of him. It discussed in detail his approach to life and commitment to improving the community. It’s an engaging, thought provoking article that gave me a new found level of respect for him.
I would wait 4 or 8 years before kicking off such project…