# Popeye the Sailor Man not starring Will Smith **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [September 13, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-sailor-man-not-starring-will-smith/1007189 "2024-09-13T00:00:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-sailor-man-not-starring-will-smith/1007189/1 "2024-09-13T00:00:28Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rcsMELh_3TA/maxresdefault.jpg "POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN: Live Action Movie – Full Teaser Trailer – Will Smith") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcsMELh_3TA) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-sailor-man-not-starring-will-smith/1007189/2 "2024-09-13T00:02:05Z")
Okay, maybe joking. But that’s funny! > **[No, Will Smith Is Not Playing Popeye in Upcoming Movie](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/popeye-will-smith/)** > > The spinach-loving sailor’s movie would allegedly be released in 2024. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-sailor-man-not-starring-will-smith/1007189/3 "2024-09-13T00:37:15Z")
Moderating: I fixed the title to indicate that it’s not starring Will Smith. According to the rules: > **Thread titles.** Thread titles should indicate what the thread is about. Ambiguous (“Guess what?”) or misleading titles should be avoided and are subject to editing by a moderator. Your title was certainly misleading. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-sailor-man-not-starring-will-smith/1007189/4 "2024-09-13T02:04:30Z")
Are we supposed to comment on the hundreds of fake movie posters and trailers out there, or just this one? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-sailor-man-not-starring-will-smith/1007189/5 "2024-09-13T05:50:39Z")
I would say, comment or not, at your discretion. But for my part, I’m not giving the linked AI-generated bullshit a click. I see enough of it polluting the sidebar, I don’t need to _choose_ to give it traffic. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-sailor-man-not-starring-will-smith/1007189/6 "2024-09-13T11:09:11Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > But for my part, I’m not giving the linked AI-generated bullshit a click. For those who aren’t interested in clicking on it, I can give a summary: random comments in a voice that isn’t anything like Will Smith over random pictures of ships, with a picture of Will Smith as Popeye at the end. Not sure where the alleged humour is coming from.