Just heard this on Paul Harvey, so I’m not sure of its accuracy. Evidently, there is a new movie about Edgar Allan Poe in the works, starring you know who in heavy makeup. Now this is just absolutely wrong! What the hell do they plan to do with his voice?
That’s gotta be total bullshit…
But you never know… I mean, Will Smith as Jim West? Gimme a fuckin’ break. Michael as Poe sounds like a worse idea, but think about it… Michael can act (not to say that Will Smith can’t), and maybe other than the looks and the voice he’d make a good poe – but Will Smith is just one of those actors who plays the same character in every movie.
Will Smith is ____________, a loud and smart-assed black guy, in ____________.
I dare you to find a movie he was in that doesn’t fit that description. He’s funny as hell, though, so it’s cool.
-Farris
“Oh I KNOW you ain’t shootin’ that green shit at me!”
“Six Degrees of Separation”
What do I win?
Nothing… While it was a very pretty different movie, he still had a hint Fresh Prince in him…
Maybe Michael Jackson will be starring in Poe’s “Masque of the Red Death?”
Now, THAT I could see . . .
Bullshit. There was no hint of anything of except dedication to his character portrayal. Maybe you’re confusing speech patterns with acting?
Maybe so, Goldstein out.
Err. I was referring to Will Smith. Damn simulpost. Sorry to step on your toes, Eve. Yea, I know my post had a typo - you want to take it outside?
How many times can this happen in a row? Blackstone out.
heheh, it’s always fun when that happens.
We should compile a thread of inoppurtune replies…
Oh Farris, are you warming my cockles again?
Um, regarding the OP - Michael Jackston is icky and should not be allowed to star in things that the public may be subjected to. Ever. Yuck.
I cannot find anything on the internet to confirm or deny the rumors of an Edgar Allen Poe movie. However, I did find this: “The Raven” translated into Klingon.
I happen to like a lot of Michael Jackson’s older music.
As for the pedophilia… It hasn’t been proven, and as far as I’m concerned people are still innocent until proven guilty. He’s a big weirdo, but he’s still Michael.
I’ve run across the rumor a couple times. I don’t think I’ve seen it anywhere but AICN, though. Link: http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com
I think it is in the talk stage, but that means nothing since 80%-90% of stuff in early development never actuall gets made. I’d love to see a good, dark EAP biography, though. Maybe starring Johnny Depp. I think the Michael Jackson one is supposed to be concentrating just on the last couple days of Poe’s life, which would mean they are likely to have a Cell-like visual hallucination of a movie in mind, rather than a real biopic.
I also read in the Los Angeles Times once that it is Michael Jackson’s dream to portray Edgar Allan Poe on film. :rolleyes: How can he possibly think he will ever match the magnificence of Captain Eo?
I was wondering how he’d top the Wiz, personally…
Dude, it’s all about Captain Eo.
I say that Mikey’s been acting for a number of years…
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like a freak, that is!!!
::giggle:: that was funny! 
I must disagree with you again Farris. While I could listen in complete serenity to “Off The Wall” or “Thriller” any day of the week, I firmly believe that this creature is no longer Michael. He bears a closer resemblence to his monster in the “Thriller” video. As a child I was a big fan of MJ. Now I feel he should be put out of his freaky plastic misery.