Will Smith 'to play' Barack Obama as US President in Hollywood movie

Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | 1/15/09 | Tim Walker

[redstates4ever]

Smith has staked his claim to play the role, even before Barack Obama has been inaugurated as president.

Speaking at the premiere of his new film Seven Pounds at the Empire, Leicester Square, in London, Smith laughed about reports that the US President-elect had indicated that he would like the actor to play him if his life story were ever to be made into a movie.

“If I am ordered by my commander in chief to star in a film about him, I will do my duty as an American," he said, beaming.

(snip)

Smith said the “world had changed forever” with the election of Barack Obama.

He said he would be an "eyewitness to history" when he attends the impending inauguration of US President-elect Barack Obama.

[weegee]

Very much so.

The Shepherd Fairey OBAMA(TM) portrait was very much an attempt at branding Mr. HOPE-CHANGE-PROGRESS.

And the sheeple ate it up.

And a Red Revolutionary is now an official presidential portrait artist.

[silverleaf]

I was guessing it would be Denzel

First 100 minutes of an Obama presidency

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_REkgXByDyuU/SWdlg0nFI6I/AAAAAAAACJ8/wkNZvkXA2KU/s1600-h/mad100minutes.jpg

[massgopguy]

“Ordered by his Commender in Chief to play him in a movie”? Isn’t that the very definition of PROPAGANDA?

[weegee]

“Let them coronation cake!” - Michelle Obama-Soetoro.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

Say goodbye to your career Willie. The coming economic storm will look like the one they called the “Perfect Storm”.

You will be forever labeled as the political actor who crossed the line, along with Sarandon, Clooney, Belafonty and Glover. Expect you future income and box office to drop like your above mentioned peers.

[NeoCaveman]

What has Obama Done?
It's all in his name:
ZERO!!!

And what does each year this decade start with?

A Zero.

There are no coincidences.

[A CA Guy]

No surprise to me. He looks a lot like him and when I saw the most recent movie poster of him I immediately said he would do an Obama movie.

No big deal.

[weegee]

We know who will play Michelle.

Caption this "American Dream" (Tyra Banks photo shoot, posing as 'First Lady Michelle Obama') (Harper's Bazaar Sept. '08 issue)

[esquirette]

There is a bright side. Research might be done about O’s life.

[daku]

My gut tells me the film will not have a happy ending

[Vaduz]

Smith said the “world had changed forever” with the election of Barack Obama.
A leap from the pan into the fire.

[Michael Barnes]

Will, research the role carefully. You might find yourself in the seen with another guy, doing blow and blowing..

[Hatteras]

"“If I am ordered by my commander in chief to star in a film about him, I will do my duty as an American,..."

What if your commander in chief ordered you to wear a clown suit and a round red nose while serving his children a warm breakfast every Saturday morning? Would you do your "duty as an American" then?

[DManA]

LOL

[ROCKLOBSTER]

There's a lot of fiction in casting her as the 1st Lady.

One is the smile and projected positive attitude.

Then there are a couple of other things.

[Hatteras]

Based on what we know about the man’s past, it should be a pretty short movie, dontcha think?

[weegee]

The Obama/Palin portrayals in the media reminded me of this ad scampaign:

[silverleaf]

I prefer this one

[Farmer Dean]

He doesn’t have the ears for the role.

[redstates4ever]

Fresh Prince of Bel Air to play Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers

LOL!