Actors cast to play Barack and Michelle in upcoming romantic dramedy

Politico ^ | May 8, 2015 | Nick Gass

[Zakeet]

“Southside With You,” a movie documenting the first date of Barack and Michelle Obama in 1989, has cast its main characters.

Parker Sawyers will play a young Obama as he tries to woo a young lawyer named Michelle Robinson—played by Tika Sumpter—on a rendezvous to the Art Institute of Chicago, a screening of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” and a drink on the 96th floor of the John Hancock building.

[Cecily]

Lawanda Page played Meeechelle before we knew there was a Meeechelle.

[bray]

Hollywierd lives on a separate planet. They may as well work in the Soviet Union.

Pray America is waking

[tacticalogic]

I predict the movie will open to rave reviews by the elite media pundits, but panned on social media where patrons will describe a thoroughly unpleasant experience both during and after the show.

This will be held up as evidence of the continuing "institutional racism" problem in America.

[Rodamala]

I distinctly recall when I was a child in the 70s that Baskin Robbins had a flavor called Vanilla Gorilla.

[normbal]

Who are they casting to play the roles of Larry Sinclair, Reggie Love and the untold thousands of glory hole hookups?

[Gadsden1st]

Freeper Challenge.

Google images of Tika Sumpter.

Find just 1 picture that speaks “Wow, she looks like a young Michelle!”

Post it to this thread.

[Popman]

They went to an art museum?

LOL...the irony is palpable...

[Paladin2]

Well, it wasn’t the Whitey Museum in NYC.....

[TomGuy]

That movie will probably be about as much of a roaring financial success as Cedric the Entertainer’s The Honeymooners was.

Then, there was Annie last year.

[silverleaf]

they went to an art museum but she never felt like she belonged there

or anywhere

except in 5 star resorts with ValJar and dozens of her closest friends

[silverleaf]

LOL!!!

[silverleaf]

hellooo Mrs Robinson, you have a lovely daughter!

[Batman11]

Rick James

[dead]

[Batman11]

Patrick Ewing

[Poison Pill]

I’ll watch it only if governmental thugs TOLD ME I have to.

They're going to need to put me in that Clockwork Orange rig if they want me to watch.

[dead]

Cherie Blair and Michelle Obama.

[NonValueAdded]

I rate this 4 spoons. One for you, one for me, and 2 backups.

[Batman11]

Ha!! Bravo!!

[Sooth2222]

"According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will begin production this summer in Chicago."

I'll go waaaaay out on a limb and predict that the vast majority of people who actually see this film will be strapped to their seats on trans-Pacific flights.

They might make more money writing it as a gay porn flick, but making money isn't the point, is it?