Spike Wants Wes to Play the Godfather

Spike Lee is working on a biopic about James Brown and he says he wants Wesley Snipes to play the lead part.
Apparently the two were supposed to work together for Spikes latest movie “Miracle at St. Anna”, but Wes’s legal issues forbade him from leaving the country so Spike had to recast the role.
Lee explains, "He was cast in the role that Derek Luke plays, but he wasn't allowed out of the country due to his tax situation. He couldn't get a visa, and making St. Anna would've required him to spend extensive time in Italy."
But he assures, "He's a phenomenal actor, and I truly feel that he'll regain that power he once had. If my James Brown picture ever gets made, he'll be playing James - and he'd kill in that, without a doubt. He still has chops." Source
I’d pay just to watch Uncle Wes do a split and not throw out his back.

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