Anthony Mackie is 0-2 playing Black historical figures

[BrownBunny]

Of all the people to have the opportunity to play Tupac and MLK Jr., it’s him?

The casting directors really didn’t give a fukk. It’s one thing not to look like the person your playing but he has neither the charisma, gravitas, nor the acting talent to pull off either one of them.


The man couldn’t even pull off a Southern accent.

 

[Stir Fry]

He was great in The Banker

 

[Rell Lauren]

Would you rather see Chadwick Boseman as Pac?

 

[BrownBunny]

He was great in The Banker

I haven’t seen it yet but he wasn’t playing someone whose mannerisms and speech patterns were well known.

Would you rather see Chadwick Boseman as Pac?

He’s a better actor than Mackie but no. Pac was only 25/26 when he died. Chadwick is already 40 and he honestly looks his age now a days.

 

[Ziggiy]

I thought he did well as MLK..

Not so much as Pac but it would take either a SPECIAL type of method actor or a complete raw unknown to pull off Pac. The key with Pac is CHARISMA and Mackie, while a very good actor (bordering on underrated) doesn’t exhibit a great amount of Charisma or supreme confidence (say in the way Denzel or Will Smith does)

 

[Uptown WaYo87]

Pac is probably the hardest role any actor can take, i cant see anybody ever fully nailing that role

 

[BrownBunny]

I thought he did well as MLK..

Not so much as Pac but it would take either a SPECIAL type of method actor or a complete raw unknown to pull off Pac. The key with Pac is CHARISMA and Mackie, while a very good actor (bordering on underrated) doesn’t exhibit a great amount of Charisma or supreme confidence (say in the way Denzel or Will Smith does)

I don’t think he did well as MLK Jr. Martin didn’t have an off the wall personality like Pac but he had a quiet charisma that could fill a room and his speeches were electrifying. Mackie didn’t come across as the deep-voiced, wise beyond his years leader.

 

[Ziggiy]

Pac is probably the hardest role any actor can take, i cant see anybody ever fully nailing that role

It’d take a strong actor or an unknown who can just throw himself into the role AND a V E R Y good director. It can be done but you need somebody with the talent of Spike Lee who is also young enough to be plugged into Hip Hop culture

 

[Jim Cornette]

the guy who played Pac in all eyes on me was fine... movie was just ass

 

[Jim Cornette]

I literally bust out laughin when I saw Mackie as Pac in notorious the first time tho

 

[Leonard Washington]

the guy who played Pac in all eyes on me was fine... movie was just ass

I couldnt help but see Pac/Bishop everytime he was on the screen in All American.

 

[987654321]

just made me think of Flex playing Mike

 

[CHERUB]

he bodied She Hate Me tho

 

[flo]

Mackie was just miscast in those roles. He graduated from Juilliard, he can act.

 

[Luke Cage]

Dude is the black equivalent of a bro type.

Casting him in those roles is like casting Keanu as Abe Lincoln or Frank Sinatra.

Dude has a lane, but those types of roles just aint it. He needs to stick to action movies and/or comedies.