White guy to play Michael Jackson

[9erempiree]

Remember when I said Brad Pitt should portray Malcolm X or Matty Mac should portray Martin Luther King?

Ladies and gentleman...the first ever actor to portray Michael Jackson....
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160127071651-01-joseph-fiennes-file-exlarge-169.jpg


“They seriously couldn’t find a black actor to play Michael Jackson?,” tweeted DeRay Mckesson, an American civil rights activist and leader in the “Black Lives Matter” movement.


“Congratulations to noted African-American actor Joseph Fiennes on being cast as Michael Jackson,” tweeted Forbes film critic Scott Mendelson.


http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/27/entertainment/joseph-fiennes-michael-jackson-feat/

[SugarHill]

Should've gotten a white woman tbh

[KiiiiNG]

Michael Jackson WAS white. :confusedshrug:

His skin WAS white in 2001

What's the controversy?

Those comments are so ****ing stupid. And racist. ****ing salty black people and corny white guys who wish they were black.

[KyrieTheFuture]

Well this is certainly the most attention a direct to tv movie has ever gotten.

[DonDadda59]

Should've gotten a white woman tbh

This. Would've been much more accurate. And Flex Alexander already played Michael Jackson in a biopic, dumbass OP.

[KyrieTheFuture]

I will raise this question, is there a well known actor in general who can pull off Michael's persona?

[bdreason]

You failed to mention it's for a British Comedy TV show. This is the equivalent to bitching about an SNL character.

[SugarHill]

Well this is certainly the most attention a direct to tv movie has ever gotten.
It's also a comedy so not meant to be taken serious and OP acting like it's a biopic

[TheMarkMadsen]

The movie probably focuses on Jackson's later life when he was lighter. Haven't we already seen a movie about his childhood? I swear they used to play that on VH1 all time time

I can already see the resemblance between this actor and Jackson. Look at the jaw, lips, chin, dimples, smile etc.

[9erempiree]

I will raise this question, is there a well known actor in general who can pull off Michael's persona?

Who?

I rather they give it to a Michael Jackson impersonator.

There was a famous Frenchman that was popular for impersonating him.

[CavaliersFTW]

https://youtu.be/z2zMrjBLwn8?t=47s

[DonDadda59]

https://youtu.be/z2zMrjBLwn8?t=47s

Mind-boggling that this movie was greenlit. I wonder how much cocaine was consumed during that meeting.

[KiiiiNG]

https://youtu.be/z2zMrjBLwn8?t=47s
:lol

Such an underrated film.

[Akrazotile]

https://youtu.be/z2zMrjBLwn8?t=47s


GOAT film.

It's a shame we're in a place now where only the Wayans are allowed to string 90 minutes of racial stereotypes onto video and call it a movie :rant

[BurningHammer]

Where's Kizzle?

[outbreak]

If it's about his later life then what is the issue? Maybe they should be complaining about jackson having white skin not about casting a white guy to play a guy who had white skin?

[poido123]

This. Would've been much more accurate. And Flex Alexander already played Michael Jackson in a biopic, dumbass OP.



Deep down inside your racist body, this really bothers you badly :oldlol:

[DonDadda59]

Deep down inside your racist body, this really bothers you badly :oldlol:

I couldn't give less of a shit if I tried. The Fiennes brothers are fine actors. :applause:

[Trollsmasher]

take this L, blackbois

[Smoke117]

Should've gotten a white woman tbh

lol...true.

[FKAri]

If Cate Blanchett can pull off Bob Dylan then I see nothing wrong with attempting this

http://atchuup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/biopic-actors-5.jpg

Although I can understand people getting upset that its yet another black role going to a white guy :lol

[Lebron23]

It should have been Johnny Depp.

http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/31700000/MICHAEL-JACKSON-AND-JOHNNY-DEPP-michael-jackson-31772702-820-589.jpg

http://images.sodahead.com/profiles/0/0/1/8/5/7/1/2/1/Michael-Jackson-and-Johnny-Depp-19424285128.jpeg

[CavaliersFTW]

If Cate Blanchett can pull off Bob Dylan then I see nothing wrong with attempting this

http://atchuup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/biopic-actors-5.jpg

Although I can understand people getting upset that its yet another black role going to a white guy :lol
:biggums:

[Akrazotile]

Would like to have seen GOBB get the nod here, but oh well.

[StephHamann]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PdIVGmjOdY

[ApexPredator]

They couldn't get Ralph?

[tomtucker]

Johnny Depp

no doubt......guy is creepy as fukk already, would have nailed the part

[AlphaWolf24]

Mind-boggling that this movie was greenlit. I wonder how much cocaine was consumed during that meeting.


yeah but the basketball scene is hella funny...

[senelcoolidge]

It this like some show that has that one black character that really has no reason to be there but they are just there because they don't want to seem like their racist. The movies takes place late in MJ's life when he was already white. No big deal.