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Cinema Blend News: Forest Whitaker Is Dr. Jekyll No More
The Playlist: Forest Whitaker Drops Out Of Abel Ferrara's 'Jekyll And Hyde'
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Aw, what could have been: Whitaker out of JEKYLL & HYDE w/50 Cent... http://bit.ly/9gUkgP 3/9/2010 |
Forest Whitaker Is Dr. Jekyll No More
Cinema Blend News —
... to have 50 Cent and Forest Whitaker co-star in a Jekyll and Hyde reboot? Well, it turns out it was too crazy, for Whitaker at least. Shock Till You Drop is reporting that while out promoting his upcoming film Repo Men , Whitaker has confirmed he is no longer attached to the project. Now what? Lets hope Warner Bros. ditched the idea all together. First off, having Whitaker playing Jekyll and 50 starring as his wacked out counterpart Hyde is ludicrous (no pun intended). Whitaker is fine, but I dont know if Id be able to handle 90 minutes of 50s monotone drawl. Now ...
Forest Whitaker Drops Out Of Abel Ferrara's 'Jekyll And Hyde'
The Playlist —
[image] We figured as much, but Forest Whitaker has confirmed that he will not be taking part in Abel Ferrara 's modern take on Robert Louis Stevenson 's " Jekyll And Hyde " which was set to see him star along side Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson . The actor first expressed concern about his place in project last October when he announced that a new script was being drafted and that it "would be very classic." "It's a father-son kind of relationship," he told MTV. "It's also [an interesting script] because we are dealing with similar things. You know, this Jekyll has a lot of issues and problems personally, himself. Hidden ...
