Casting Call
It's kind of fun to think about who would be good in certain roles, either for remakes or when you're reading a novel and so on. These are actors I'd like to see as people from history:
1. Michael Richards as Abraham Lincoln. This would be a cameo in a Civil War drama.
2. Eddie Murphy as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He could do an entire biopic. Why hasn't anyone made that movie yet? I would guess some legal wrangling somewhere. It would be interesting to see Murphy play it straight too.
3. Mike Myers as Charlie Chaplin. I thought Robert Downy Jr. did a great job in the movie, certainly no slouch in the comedic timing department. But I saw Myers horsing around on a talkshow and he seemed to have the same kind of physical compactness and energy as Chaplin. I'm sure he could handle the comedy, he's a pretty funny guy in case no one's noticed.
I'm sure Hollywood really wanted my opinion on this so I thought I would pass it along.