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Post by Viced on Mar 6, 2019 1:24:57 GMT
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Post by jakesully on Mar 6, 2019 7:04:10 GMT
Hmm Smith is certainly a big name but I don't think his range is all that. But still , I am definitely willing to give him a chance in this role .
If I was casting it , I would have went with Mahershala Ali who is flat out unstoppable as this point. Or maybe Michael K Williams who is great in his own right and would look the part.
But that's just me.
Anyways , I hope this is good cause I love the Williams' family (big tennis fan here)
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Post by morton on Jan 16, 2021 21:43:20 GMT
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Post by sirchuck23 on Jan 16, 2021 21:52:43 GMT
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Post by iheartamyadams on Jan 16, 2021 23:08:35 GMT
Here for Will Smith winning the Oscar that he deserved for Pursuit of Happiness! It’s time, he’s due.
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Post by CookiesNCream on Jan 17, 2021 11:42:02 GMT
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Post by wilcinema on Jun 10, 2021 16:29:10 GMT
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Post by Joaquim on Jun 10, 2021 18:00:38 GMT
Late on this but yea, why didn’t they go with mahershala Ali?
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Post by countjohn on Jun 10, 2021 19:05:50 GMT
You could say "Why didn’t they go with Mahershala Ali?" for basically any role.
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Post by franklin on Jun 10, 2021 20:08:20 GMT
Late on this but yea, why didn’t they go with mahershala Ali? He already won two Oscars for two "just fine" performances. Not sure if we need Hollywood to shove him even more down our throats. I'm more like "Why didn't they go with Idris Elba or David Oyelowo???" |
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Post by rhodoraonline on Jun 10, 2021 23:18:09 GMT
Late on this but yea, why didn’t they go with mahershala Ali? He already won two Oscars for two "just fine" performances. Not sure if we need Hollywood to shove him even more down our throats. I'm more like "Why didn't they go with Idris Elba or David Oyelowo???" 100%%% |
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Post by JangoB on Jul 28, 2021 16:40:47 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Jul 28, 2021 17:10:28 GMT
The movie is going to obviously repeat itself, endlessly - I mean it gets tiresome in that trailer .........BUT the performance in that trailer is also exactly what often wins BA - showy, audience friendly in populist entertainments, dominating the film and not sharing the spotlight.
......and it's warm and stirring and punches emotional buttons.
This is something like what you're looking at to actually win the big prize - neither a villain (Washington, Cumberbatch, Cooper), neither sharing the spotlight (Driver, Cumberbatch), and not niche (Washington, Dinklage, etc) .......not sure if this going to need a BP nod to win though because that didn't exactly look like a BP.........maybe though......
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Post by sirchuck23 on Jul 28, 2021 17:14:55 GMT
Academy Award Winner Will Smith has a nice ring to it! |
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Jul 28, 2021 17:20:22 GMT
Damn, sports cliches and all, this actually looks pretty good. I'm all for Will Smith finally getting that third nomination, and maybe win.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Jul 28, 2021 17:31:10 GMT
awww yeah Will Smith! Without him the trailer would be pretty boring but I will 100% watch this for him. He looks so good here. When he gets the right dramatic role, he just shines
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jul 28, 2021 20:51:50 GMT
Looks solid and Smith definitely seems like a contender. Looking forward to the film twitter discourse attacking this for focusing on Serena and Venus’s dad.
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Post by pupdurcs on Jul 28, 2021 21:18:34 GMT
Oooh...this looks like it'll be a seriously entertaining sports biopic. All the clichés look there, but it feels like it will be very well done. Smith definitely feels like a Best Actor contender based on this trailer, but it seems like a pretty superficial impersonation of the real Richard Williams (much like Smith’s impersonation of Muhammed Ali felt quite surface level), so I don't know if Smith has enough going for him to win Best Actor. Depends on how strong the competition is, but I'm here for Will Smith, Best Actor Oscar winner.
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Post by quetee on Jul 28, 2021 21:24:57 GMT
Could be wrong but something's off.
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Post by speeders on Jul 28, 2021 22:03:26 GMT
I wanted this to look good but I think that's a dreadful trailer. I agree with Pacinoyes that this looks like a very Oscar friendly performance for Smith (and not in a good way).
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Post by iheartamyadams on Jul 28, 2021 22:08:50 GMT
I was a fan of this one. I think it has major crowdpleaser potential and a really strong release date. It’ll be a hit at the box office. I have Will Smith pegged as a likely nominee and it is a winning role imo. The performance is a tad shaky in a spot or two, but good enough for a win if the film takes off. There’s at least three potential Oscar clips, one that made me cry 😭
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Post by franklin on Jul 28, 2021 23:17:47 GMT
Will Smith has the narrative (like Pitt he's a beloved movie star since the 90s) and he is definitely going to campaign extremely hard (Netflix special and autobiography).
He's coming for the win.
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Post by morton on Jul 29, 2021 2:21:10 GMT
awww yeah Will Smith! Without him the trailer would be pretty boring but I will 100% watch this for him. He looks so good here. When he gets the right dramatic role, he just shines Yeah he feels very The Pursuit of Happyness Will Smith which is an awesome Will Smith, imo. I know Sandra Bullock had different circumstances leading to her win, but I’m getting definite The Blindside vibes with a lead win and Best Picture nomination and all. |
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Jul 29, 2021 9:17:19 GMT
And the Oscar goes to....  |
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Jul 30, 2021 17:56:13 GMT
I like Will Smith the actor and I hope he's good in it, and I hope the film is good as I'm a sucker for a sports biopic.
Having said that, if he is an awards season contender, I am not looking forward to that. Something about Will Smith the public persona just makes me want to deck him. He strikes me as one of the ultimate phonies.
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