Will Smith to play Nicky Barnes

[Ziggiy]

People think Will is a great serious actor because he cried about his dad on Fresh Prince and can yell. Bruh is subpar at best. This will probably be either average or bad

Six Degrees Of Separation
Ali
Pursuit Of Happyness


Would beg to differ

 

[Hugs]

Spike Lee would have 100% done a better job but the problems with Ali weren’t Will Smith or ANY of the performances honestly. Will, Jamie Foxx, and Jon Voight all did phenomenal jobs.

the issue with Ali was pacing and the fact that film lacked a certain “soul” that I feel only black directors can bring to black historical films. Its the same issue I have with Get On Up. Chadwicke Bosman acted his ASS OFF as did everyone else in the movie. Hell I thought Chadwicke was Oscsr worthy in his performance, the movie just lacked that certain “passion” and soul that a great black director would have injected into it.


Still for Ali it was a solid flick just not classic. Will wasn’t the problem

I agree but Ray is still

 

[Black Lightning]

We need a Frank Matthews movie.

Black Caesar .

 

[Kilgore Trout]

He didnt want to play D'jango because it was too violent but doesnt Mind playing a murderous kingpin

Posting for daps gone so wrong

As if this and Django are comparable

 

[Black Lightning]

Jeffery Wright

Jeffrey would have been perfect.

 

[Max.]

Im suprised hbo or netflix havent done a 80s/ 90s drug dealer show...

About guy fisher...wayne perry... etc

 

[Ziggiy]

I agree but Ray is still

Ray is the exception

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

A movie on the Council would be nice

Edit: Miniseries would probably be better tho

 

[Coli Bot]

I don't see it

 

[Formerly known as...]

Nope. Will Smith actually looks like and is built like Guy Fisher.

This is crazy. Dude looks like he could be Will's father. This is who Will should be playing right here.

 

[xXOGLEGENDXx]

Six Degrees Of Separation
Ali
Pursuit Of Happyness


Would beg to differ

 

[Luke Cage]

Eh, better than when they had Cuba gooding play him in American Gangster. Low key Omar Gooding would the best fit for the role though.

 

[Wear My Dawg's Hat]

Nope. Will Smith actually looks like and is built like Guy Fisher.

Good call on the likeness match between Guy Fisher and Will.

 

[Wear My Dawg's Hat]

Not getting my hopes up for this one.

"Concussion" and the JFK film, "Parkland" were not very good films at all, both by Peter Landesman.

Will is not very good with accents. Nicky Barnes had a distinctive, New York City-bred accent.

Has Will shown in 25 years of acting, that he can go from a ruthless, heroin-dealing Harlem crime lord to
a cooperating government witness, willing to put his Council associates away in prison for life over a woman?

 

[SNG]

He has never played a villian. Now he gone play a swagged out drug lord out of nowhere.

He didnt want to play D'jango because it was too violent but doesnt Mind playing a murderous kingpin

It wasn't because of it being too violent. It was because he wanted to be the one to kill Leo's character in the movie and Quenton didn't want that. Besides I think he could do it I mean Bad Boys he has a more sinister approach to how he deals with enemies.