Coming Soon, Entertainment, Music - Friday, February 8, 2008 16:29 - 8 Comments

Bob Marley is Back!

As I was making my rounds on entrecard, I ran into some interesting news on Media Morgue regarding Reggae icon Robert Nesta Marley.

As a huge fan of Marley’s music, I was ecstatic to hear word of an upcoming documentary on his life and legacy. I had heard rumors about an upcoming movie on Marley a couple years back starring Jamie Foxx, but I wasn’t too happy with the casting.

Here’s an excerpt from my previous post on Jamie Foxx as Bob Marley.

Now for the last and the most important problem I see with this casting. The aura that is Bob Marley. The essence. The soul. It can’t be duplicated. You could argue that many people believe that Bob is similar to a messiah. Come to this earth too spread the message of truth, and lead his people away from the chaos which seems to be our lives today. Bob Marley was a very special individual. One in a billion. You can’t act like a savior. You have to live it. Something I think is too big of a challenge even for a talented actor like Foxx to do.

Lets just hope that director Martin Scorsese chooses a cast which will honor Marley in his entirety. I’ll be keeping a close watch.

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