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‘SNL’: Daniel Craig Crashes Rami Malek & Kenan Thompson’s Audition For Prince Biopic

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An audition for a fictional Jordan Peele biopic about music icon Prince saw a surprise guest on Saturday Night Live.Chris Redd took on the Get Out director alongside casting directors played by Punkie Johnson and Ego Nwodim.

After rounds of auditions, the two actors standing were Keenan Thompson and Rami Malek who, donning their best Prince garb, participated in a “Prince-off.” In the competition, they each performed the iconic guitar lick from Prince’s “Kiss” with different prompts.Despite their pretty equal performances, Redd’s Jordan Peele and casting directors couldn’t make a call.“I’m sorry I don’t think I could cast a white guy to place Prince,” Redd tells Malek, just before he says it’s more fitting to cast Thompson who’s racially

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