James Marsden Pitches Himself To Play Frank Sinatra: “To Do A Biopic Like What Jamie Foxx Did With Ray Charles Would Be A Lot Of Fun”
deadline.comJames Marsden is open to playing Frank Sinatra in a biopic, like Timothée Chalamet’s portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown or Jamie Foxx’s portrayal of Ray Charles in 2004’s Ray.
In a new interview, the Paradise actor expressed his interest in playing the singer known as “The Voice” and “The Chairman of the Board.” “I’ve always loved emulating some of the old crooners, like Bobby Darin and Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin,” the actor said in an interview with The Post. “I always thought there were so many interesting stories of Frank Sinatra’s life that could be played.
And for whatever reason, you’ve never really seen a movie about him.” He continued, “I just think there’s so many stories that could be told about that man — some of the really tortured and darker stories, and some uplifting ones as well.
What he did, what he accomplished. I’ve never really done a biopic about somebody.” Sinatra has inspired numerous works like the 1992 CBS miniseries Sinatra, in which Philip Casnoff portrayed the “My Way” singer.
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