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Mos Def = Chuck Berry

Merrick here...


Like the headline says.

The project is called CADILLAC.

the film 1950s Chicago and follows the turbulent but exciting lives of Leonard Chess, who founded Chess Records, and the label's artists, including Waters, Little Walter and Howlin' Wolf.

...says THIS ARTICLE in Hollywood Reporter.

Adrien Brody will play Chess, Jeffrey Wright will play Muddy Waters, Beyonce Knowles (unrelated to Harry) will play Etta James, and Gabrielle Union will play Muddy Water's girlfriend.

I'm still trying to shake memories of Def's nasally challenged character in 16 BLOCKS, in which he was fine but that voice...that voice...

This is a pretty interesting group of people about a fascinating time; could be a cool project.




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That's pretty good casting.
by Juggernaut125
Mar 31st, 2008
10:11:37 AM
First
by odo19
Mar 31st, 2008
10:17:16 AM
Good casting, I'll agree.
by SkeletonParty
Mar 31st, 2008
10:21:34 AM
MOS DEFINATLY not rape
by g-ride9000
Mar 31st, 2008
10:27:08 AM
KURT RUSSELL = MAN-BEAR-PIG
by random dude
Mar 31st, 2008
10:28:28 AM
Prepare for the rappers aren't actors arguments
by Garbageman33
Mar 31st, 2008
10:29:41 AM

by Fatsquatch
Mar 31st, 2008
10:30:35 AM
whos playing Marvin Berry
by nolan bautista
Mar 31st, 2008
10:36:48 AM
Yes there are many exaplmes of bad acting from musicians
by g-ride9000
Mar 31st, 2008
10:36:49 AM
slimeY dude
by g-ride9000
Mar 31st, 2008
10:40:59 AM
Seriously, Beyonce as Etta James?
by SkidMarkedUndies
Mar 31st, 2008
10:41:23 AM
White people rejoice
by mr.brownstone
Mar 31st, 2008
10:42:06 AM

by the way
Mar 31st, 2008
10:43:13 AM
I thought only Will Smith & Denzel got gigs?
by Baron Karza
Mar 31st, 2008
10:44:02 AM
he looks like the fucking guy, dont be a douch
by g-ride9000
Mar 31st, 2008
10:46:24 AM
Do I sense sarcasm?
by Garbageman33
Mar 31st, 2008
10:50:13 AM
Does "douch" rhyme with "couch"?
by tonagan
Mar 31st, 2008
11:03:09 AM
Not Since "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"
by uss cygnus
Mar 31st, 2008
11:04:02 AM
happy april fools?
by ironic_name
Mar 31st, 2008
11:07:52 AM
Does it the Def Does it the Mos
by Chadillac69
Mar 31st, 2008
11:08:35 AM
Beyonce
by shodan6672
Mar 31st, 2008
11:09:40 AM
Who is going to play Chuck's cousin?
by MiserableRainGod
Mar 31st, 2008
11:10:37 AM
oh well someone beat me to it
by MiserableRainGod
Mar 31st, 2008
11:13:24 AM
etta james? the fat lass? is as tall as bouncy's right ass cheek
by ironic_name
Mar 31st, 2008
11:13:25 AM
Mos in 16 Blocks was awesome
by JackLint
Mar 31st, 2008
11:13:57 AM
Howlin' Wolf? Willie Dixon?
by notbad
Mar 31st, 2008
11:15:04 AM
Wow, Jeffrey Wright can do black OR white!
by Nice Marmot
Mar 31st, 2008
11:16:36 AM
Marvin Berry and the Starlighters
by slone13
Mar 31st, 2008
11:20:48 AM
Your name is Dante Smith...
by BiggusDickus
Mar 31st, 2008
11:31:47 AM
Mos Def is a great actor
by krish-0
Mar 31st, 2008
11:39:04 AM
Buddy Holly
by bobinnova
Mar 31st, 2008
11:39:49 AM
Vince Vaughn as Alan Freed!
by bobinnova
Mar 31st, 2008
11:41:11 AM
I love Jeffrey Wright
by CherryValance
Mar 31st, 2008
11:42:03 AM
I couldn't be less interested in this
by Trazadone
Mar 31st, 2008
11:43:42 AM
It's your Cousin
by Bruce Thomas Wayne
Mar 31st, 2008
11:44:45 AM
Mos Def as Chuck Berry
by skimn
Mar 31st, 2008
11:45:12 AM
There are many good rappers-turned-actors
by SpencerTrilby
Mar 31st, 2008
11:51:26 AM
dig Mos Def in the Woodsman
by oisin5199
Mar 31st, 2008
11:52:16 AM
And this cast sounds like tits
by SpencerTrilby
Mar 31st, 2008
11:52:54 AM
Keep making bad music?
by Garbageman33
Mar 31st, 2008
11:57:01 AM
I LIKED DEF
by BurgerTime
Mar 31st, 2008
12:24:21 PM
I can Mos Def see this...
by The Bandit
Mar 31st, 2008
12:29:03 PM
...too little information to judge.
by proton45
Mar 31st, 2008
12:33:20 PM
Mos Def is probably the best Rapper turned actor.
by DerLanghaarige
Mar 31st, 2008
12:47:24 PM
So being a rapper = being actor?
by GibsonUSA
Mar 31st, 2008
12:50:52 PM
Mos as Chuck?
by Ugee
Mar 31st, 2008
12:51:09 PM
Mos Def was known as an actor *first*
by tracetroop
Mar 31st, 2008
12:56:48 PM
Wonder if Beyonce will be upstaged again..
by Yeti
Mar 31st, 2008
01:16:52 PM
a ahole's thoughts...
by mr ahole ramirez
Mar 31st, 2008
01:18:42 PM
Anthony Anderson as Bo Diddley
by Aquatarkusman
Mar 31st, 2008
01:26:59 PM
Beyonce? Why is she still allowed to be in movies?
by ochoismyname
Mar 31st, 2008
01:44:42 PM
Mos Def is an idiot
by CondomWrapper
Mar 31st, 2008
01:46:23 PM
I think they're doing a smart thing
by Garbageman33
Mar 31st, 2008
01:47:51 PM
BO DIDDLEY
by psykomyko
Mar 31st, 2008
01:48:55 PM
9/11 Truth
by robertplant
Mar 31st, 2008
01:57:59 PM
9/11
by mr ahole ramirez
Mar 31st, 2008
02:05:59 PM
and bout Beyonce...
by mr ahole ramirez
Mar 31st, 2008
02:06:57 PM
Great MC and great actor
by fastcars
Mar 31st, 2008
02:10:19 PM
Trying to think of a single music-based movie I like.
by CreasyBear
Mar 31st, 2008
02:17:11 PM
re: fastcars
by mr ahole ramirez
Mar 31st, 2008
02:18:18 PM
re: Creasybear
by mr ahole ramirez
Mar 31st, 2008
02:19:40 PM
Will he also... do those things... with a chubby woman?
by Stalin vs Predator
Mar 31st, 2008
02:21:44 PM
RIP Jules Dassin
by SpencerTrilby
Mar 31st, 2008
03:00:38 PM
Can I make Muppet Poo titles here?
by xevoid
Mar 31st, 2008
03:00:56 PM
almost good
by purplepurple
Mar 31st, 2008
03:20:47 PM
Most useless DVD special feature ever:
by Dwide Shrewd
Mar 31st, 2008
03:33:04 PM
rapping actors
by waggy
Mar 31st, 2008
03:43:23 PM
and while we're at it....
by waggy
Mar 31st, 2008
03:47:32 PM
but can Mos play guitar just like a ringing bell?
by pipergates
Mar 31st, 2008
04:01:46 PM
Jules Dassin Needs a Write-Up
by Aquatarkusman
Mar 31st, 2008
04:07:04 PM
All right, this is the first time....
by Mosquito March
Mar 31st, 2008
04:12:04 PM
Will Smith = best rapper turned actor
by Lance2769
Mar 31st, 2008
04:25:27 PM
I think this will work
by Thunderbolt Ross
Mar 31st, 2008
04:26:47 PM
I'm not sure about Will Smith.
by DerLanghaarige
Mar 31st, 2008
04:42:22 PM
Okay, this is my best acting rappers list:
by DerLanghaarige
Mar 31st, 2008
04:51:47 PM
Will Smith is a terrific actor
by SpencerTrilby
Mar 31st, 2008
04:57:54 PM
Beyonce peaked with Goldmember
by performingmonkey
Mar 31st, 2008
05:27:41 PM
What about Lead Belly?
by 'Cholera's Ghost
Mar 31st, 2008
05:46:59 PM
MOS DEF SUCKS
by i kick tits
Mar 31st, 2008
06:58:03 PM
Creasybear
by Bruce Thomas Wayne
Mar 31st, 2008
07:04:08 PM
also starring Cedric The Entertainer
by VictorNewman
Mar 31st, 2008
07:16:16 PM
SNOOP DOG looks more like Chuck Berry...
by Cinemajerk
Mar 31st, 2008
07:27:39 PM
And the award for worst rapper turned actor...
by Garbageman33
Mar 31st, 2008
07:56:49 PM
Hi, Creasybear!
by Uncapie
Mar 31st, 2008
07:59:04 PM
Just so you know...
by Napolean Solo
Mar 31st, 2008
08:04:06 PM
Is Mos Def actually deaf?
by half vader
Mar 31st, 2008
08:19:00 PM
This just in.....
by welsh12uk
Mar 31st, 2008
08:23:26 PM
"Something The Lord Made"
by thelordofhell
Mar 31st, 2008
08:25:06 PM
Mixed Bag
by Super Nintendo Chalmers
Mar 31st, 2008
08:47:57 PM
OMG! This is big news! Gotta call Chuck!
by Orionsangels
Mar 31st, 2008
08:52:13 PM
This thread is proof TBers only read their own posts
by half vader
Mar 31st, 2008
09:35:18 PM
Thought this said Chuck BARRIS
by theBigE
Mar 31st, 2008
10:02:11 PM
That- that- that's some good casting, Jack Mosely
by kolchak
Mar 31st, 2008
10:23:07 PM
Mel Gibson for Little Richard!
by Puñeta
Mar 31st, 2008
10:25:13 PM
Howlin' Wolf Better Be In Here...
by 23GreatWoundsAllGotInBattle
Mar 31st, 2008
10:30:18 PM
CHRIS TUCKER AS COUSIN MARVIN
by BringingSexyBack
Mar 31st, 2008
11:01:48 PM
Again, BEYONCE as ETTA JAMES???
by ironburl
Apr 1st, 2008
12:22:02 AM
Mos is fucking crazy. I saw him on Bill Maher's
by GQtaste
Apr 1st, 2008
01:22:27 AM
Mos Def "is equal to" Chuck Berry?!
by 7-zark-7
Apr 1st, 2008
01:35:42 AM
leobloom
by half vader
Apr 1st, 2008
01:38:45 AM
Mos Def is the Man
by JiveTalker
Apr 1st, 2008
02:05:58 AM
Mos Def Is Cool Guy, But His Rant On Bill Maher Was Embarrasing
by LaserPants
Apr 1st, 2008
05:56:23 AM
Will Smith believes many of the same things
by Bobo_Vision
Apr 1st, 2008
06:54:40 AM
Mos Def and Jeffrey Wright in Mosley film?
by tanks1
Apr 1st, 2008
07:38:26 AM
Beyonce sucks...
by 433
Apr 1st, 2008
08:28:28 AM
re: mr ahole ramirez
by fastcars
Apr 1st, 2008
12:53:00 PM
The whole 9-11 thing is old.
by liljuniorbrown
Apr 1st, 2008
01:48:17 PM
chiming in on 9-11
by HoichiTheEarless
Apr 1st, 2008
04:16:33 PM
re: fastcars
by mr ahole ramirez
Apr 1st, 2008
11:29:05 PM
9-11 Conspiracies
by ironburl
Apr 2nd, 2008
12:20:22 AM
443 is a rickroller of the worst kind
by ironburl
Apr 2nd, 2008
12:25:13 AM

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