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Drake is at Sundance this week because everybody is at Sundance this week. I read a story this morning about how Stephanie Pratt was so drunk at Sundance and I was like oh yeah! Stephanie Pratt exists! (Also: good story! Congrats to all the journalists!) I’m sure whatever Stephanie Pratt’s doing at Sundance is very important and full of integrity. “I just want to work on projects that are creatively fulfilling and that speak to something true,” slurred Stephanie Pratt from her private booth at Tao. Anyway, Drake is at Sundance and someone talked to him and I guess he wants to be Barack Obama in a movie about Barack Obama. From ONTD:
“I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him,” said Drake. “That’s the goal. I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don’t change the channel, I definitely pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice. If you ask anyone who knows me, I’m pretty good at impressions.”
Hahaha. Oh man, you and me both, Drake. Every time the leader of the free world is on TV, I watch him because I want to perfect my impression of him. Isn’t it funny how everything he says sounds like such gibberish? Stimuwha? Troop draw dowhuh? But it’s the WAY he says things that is important. In case you ever get to play him in a movie. Fingers crossed. Drake went on to explain the type of roles he is looking for:
Drake admitted that most of the scripts he was getting right now were for roles of a rapper or basketball player, but that he was looking for something else, something that went beyond what people would expect him to play .
You mean like PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? Because while I understand looking for roles other than rapper or basketball player (say, high school student in wheelchair, or soccer playing country singer) he is right that people do NOT expect him as the President of the United States. It might have something to do with his complete lack of gravitas and the sense that he barely understands half the words he’s saying unless he’s describing a $5,000 winter jacket. It’s a mystery. Anyway, anything you guys could do to get the word out would be super helpful. Like, if you have a friend who’s planning on making a movie about Barack Obama, maybe just put a bug in that friend’s ear. “What about Drake?” Or, “Drake could be Obama in the movie about Obama that you’re making. Have you thought of that? Just saying.” Let’s get the word out there, guys. Every little bit helps. #Drake4Obama trending worldwide!
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He’s Canadian. It’s IMPOSSIBLE.
But wouldn’t it be fitting if President Obama were played by a foreigner?
Good point! Add more fodder to the fire.
Is a Canadian president a step up from a Kenyan president?
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Holy shit, this guy’s a drawing in real life!
Wait, does the VGum community love Drake? For realsies? Bring on the downvotes, I guess.
and a disgrace to canada, downvote this you drake bandwagon bitches.
No He Can’t
If this Obama thing doesn’t work out, maybe he could do a movie about FDR.
And call it Roosevelt and play all the parts!
Lord, man, Drake.
I *told* you the Drake was bad! I hate the Drake!
I don’t really know who he is. This is a benefit of being an Old.
Ohhhhh in this movie can we have Joe Piscapo play Joe Biden?!
I guess could kind of see Drake playing Obama in his later “antichrist” years.
Are we just reduced to shouting out what you’d like to play in some project that isn’t real? Because in that case I’d like to play Artie in a Larry Sander’s reboot. Make it happen, whomever.
Dibs on playing either of the Savage brothers. In anything. Fred or Ben. Cory and Topanga forever.
I want to play the war horse in war horse II: pony’s revenge.
SJP will beat you out ever time you try out for an equestrian role.
WAR HORSE IS NOT A REAL MOVIE.
My nephew who is 12 would STRONGLY disagree. He has been lobbying me on behalf of this movie. “And take a girl when you go,” he advises, “Seriously.”
Your nephew is just buying into the bullshit liberal media propaganda machine. And you can tell him I said that.
The book is! I read the book when I was just a little Fatima.
I would like to play the guy that does Christina Hendricks in whatever movie she has sex with someone in.
I would like to play Drake in the feature film about how he played Obama.
Well played, Krasdale
Artie is the shit!
“Drake admitted that most of the scripts he was getting right now were for roles of a rapper or basketball player, but that he was looking for something else, something that went beyond what people would expect him to play ”
…”people” or slightly racist studio executives?
“Drake admitted that most of the scripts he was getting right now were for the role of young Elton John.”
Based on that picture, I thought he was auditioning for Skeletor.
“Slightly racist studio executives” or studio executives who don’t have the heart to tell him he lacks acting talent and ability?
It’s like you’ve never even SEEN Degrassi High: The Next Generation, gawd.
He doesn’t want to be stuck playing rappers or basketball players because of the way he looks. He WILL, however, accept a role as the president because of the way he looks.
Well, Drake and Obama did both rise to prominence on the support of Young Money.
I’d see this movie.
To be fair it’s a rare chance to portray a black president that’s not in a sci fi movie.
RT @BarackObama Drake wants to play me in a movie? Can I veto this? I can see him playing my rapper/basketball playing nephew tho
“It might have something to do with his complete lack of gravitas and the sense that he barely understands half the words he’s saying unless he’s describing a $5,000 winter jacket.”
Ouch. I guess I understand if someone thinks that Drake doesn’t have the experience or isn’t a good enough actor to play the President. But it’s not like he’s an illiterate empathy-less sack of shit. He’s just a young moolah actor/singer wanting to play a role of someone he respects and that is outside of the normal typecasty stuff. I support.
‘moolah’ was supposed to be struckthrough. you know, for jokes and stuff
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fuckinyou the best!That’s a bit harsh. I mean, I dislike his music – if you even want to call it that – but he WAS on DeGrassi high for years. He can act so good it’s out of control. All DeGrassi actors should be thespians.
Yeah, because acting is basically just doing impressions.
“Yeah, because acting is basically just doing impressions.” – Robin Williams
“Hey yo dawg, acting is basically just doing impressions! Rap music.” – Robin Williams as Barack Obama
I don’t know his music, but I love his snack cakes. Now if Usher would just show me to my favorite seat at the nickelodeon, all would be right in this world.
First name Barack, Last name Obama.
Middle name HUSSEIN!!!!!!
Never caught up in the DRAMA.
guys i once watched a trailer for the dictator, i think i could play saddam hussein in a biopic, i once saw a news program about iraq too
You the you the Prez/ Yeah you the you the prez
Whatever it takes.
I know he can make it through.
I don’t know about Obama, but he could definitely play Boehner.
I think he’s addicted to being in terrible moving pictures and talking about roles he almost had
Guys, I’m writing an Obama screenplay, and I can tell you right now Drake is not right for it.
It’s about young Obama, where he was playing basketball for his school and rapping on the streets.
I’ve also got another idea, but It’s a bit of a sci-fi film. Obama is actually a cyborg president. I’ve got this one part where his body will open up all these hatches whenever he takes a drink to refresh himself during the State of the Union. I’m sure I could get some sort of product placement deal for what Obama will be drinking, but that’s all logistical stuff I won’t bore you with.
The point is, Drake is not right, nor will he ever be, for my Obama movies.
From that picture it looks like he is preparing to play Grimace.
They already made that movie. It was called “Being There”.