Ale Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 'Everybody and their mama is doing a documentary on Obama,' director tells MTV News at Sundance. The combination of Barack Obama, Will Smith and Spike Lee sounds like a winning ticket on any ballot, be it at the box office or beyond. But according to the noted Brooklyn filmmaker — despite Obama's comments about his and Smith's similar ears and the Fresh Prince's own lobbying to play the president-elect — a movie involving all three would never happen. "Not doing it," Lee told MTV News on Friday (January 16) during the Sundance Film Festival. "Everybody and their mama is doing a documentary on Obama." The "Do the Right Thing" director also added that he's not interested in doing a project on Vice President-elect Joseph Biden either. "It's not an interest for me," he said. "I'd love to see them, but it's not something that I want to do." Besides, Lee noted, Smith doesn't actually want to portray Barack Obama in a movie — he actually wants to be the president of the United States. "Will wasn't joking," Lee said, laughing. In past interviews, Smith has often explained that if he sets his mind on something, he truly believes he can achieve it. "Obama beat him to the punch," Lee said. "They'll still let him run, though, if he wants. You gotta speak to Will, I guess. I can't speak for him." Lee is set to host a symposium on Monday at Howard University centered on the inauguration of America's first black president. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1602977/story.jhtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) Will can work with bigger names then Spike Lee! :wiggle: Also a punch was that Spike Lees movie flopped really hard. Edited January 17, 2009 by Jin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 maybe he can work with bigger names.. yet he didnt do a movie as good as spikes bets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) And Will's worst movie on boxoffice,did better than Spike's most successful. I would love to see Will in a Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorcese movie rather than Spike! Edited January 17, 2009 by Jin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeKnight Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Hmm...will in a Clint Eastwood film is not a bad idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 maybe he could work with big names, but he doesnt. he just takes these soap directors.lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Thats true! I hope he gives one day an explanation for that. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon20 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 When you don't have a sense on reality no explanation will be a valid one IMO, especially one coming from Will Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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