Joe Louis movie to be made by Spike Lee

[Abe Attell]

Terrence Howard is a great actor. Hes finally been getting leading rolls recently and he deserves them. He would be a great choice.

Im still upset about Ali. I thought it was poorly done. I still say they need to do a Tyson movie with Jamie Foxx as the actor. He said he would do it too.

They need to wait for a Tyson movie...and I wouldn't choose Foxx as the actor...

This is where the discussion about who could play Joe Louis gets into debate...If I were making the movie, I would really go out and search for a person that could play Joe...

I would do the same for a Tyson movie...I have a lot of ideas for this

[ferocity]

Its great imo, that spike lee is doing the movie, i know he lilkes to do things his way and his movies are deep and usally, isn't afraid to tell about contraversal stuff. I see that the move is about the shemlig fights which is better then nothing but Louis life has enough of ups and downs, and other stuff that Joe Louis deserves a movie dedicated to his life. Their is so many contraversal things they can put in this movie that i wonder how many will Lee allow into the movie. Yeah, America asked Joe Louis to save us from the natzis, but look what the government did to Joe Louis, they took away him money and keep asking for the rest when louis gave so much to America and even joined the army and him going to the army im sure encoureged blacks to join. Will they show that Louis wouldn't sparr/fight if his people -the one in military- weren't allowed to watch him sparr with the whites. Will they show that when Louis lost suppesedly a lot of black people were getting beat up in the street and some killed -based on a book about Louis- so much stuff about Louis life that he could get a whole movie about him. Him going on a game show to help pay his tax debit. I just hope Lee does a good job and keeps it accurate. And i wonder if they'll show the after shelming lost, he couldn't just arrive by plane and on foot, but he had to jump out of a plane with a parachute as a displaniary for him loseing to louis.

And some of you forget or probably mean that they should make another Tyson movie. Cause that i know of Hbo alread made a Tyson movie years ago, and it was a really good movie. I know they made a movie about Don King also but i've never seen this movie.

So many good boxing movies, but one of my favorites besides Rocky movies is 'sombody up there must like me' thats a good movie about Rocky Graziano and of course 'ragin bull' is a classic.

And Cuba would be a good actor but i don't know if he looks like him, Joe had that big jaw, i don't know if any actor had that type of jaw, as mentioned they may have to look for a newbie.

[Abe Attell]

Hopefully they will stay accurate, but in Hollywood movies tend to stray from the truth.



For the Tyson movie, yeah, I remember seeing it on HBO...it starred Michael Jai White as Tyson...the guy was a martial artist...I remember seeing the making of the movie, it was pretty cool...this is what I am talking about, to play someone like Tyson, you have to get a true athlete, somebody that can seem like Tyson when he fights.

[phallus]

Terrence Howard might play him

howard is a good actor, he could be made to look more like louis. lose the goatee, give him joe's hair style. if he can make his body look somewhat like louis', move like him in the ring, it' be believable

[LondonRingRules]

Hopefully they will stay accurate, but in Hollywood movies tend to stray from the truth.

** Spike Lee will have Joe growing up in slavery and then entering teen years in a foot high afro being dragged through the streets. Then he'll have the Man rob Joe in the first Schmeling fight, and then Joe marches in the street demanding a rematch. Then he'll have Rocky ducking the rematch with Joe, ect, ect.

[Em1]

** Spike Lee will have Joe growing up in slavery and then entering teen years in a foot high afro being dragged through the streets. Then he'll have the Man rob Joe in the first Schmeling fight, and then Joe marches in the street demanding a rematch. Then he'll have Rocky ducking the rematch with Joe, ect, ect.

You're from Texas? No. I would of never guessed.

[Em1]

I agree with most of you here that Spike Lee taking this project on is great news. However, I ****ing hate Terrence Howard so I hope they don't choose him.

I also disagree with you Jamie Foxxx haters. He'd make a ****ing great Tyson.

[Animal Squabbs]

it should be called


"Overated, the Joe Louis story."

[butterfly1964]

it should be called


"Overated, the Joe Louis story."

Shut up.

[ferocity]

it should be called


"Overated, the Joe Louis story."

He beat everbody, and when he lost he fought them again and beat them and went a good title run. He could be outboxed but it was not easy getting to the final bell, ask Billy Conn.

Also one thing about the movie those that know about Joe Louis know that Louis
people told joe not to gloat or act proud when he defeat or ko's sombody and joe would usally look down and not celebrate after a win, as to not to offend white america. I wonder if Spike Lee will change this and make the actor celebrate and look up, thats the type of details that should be said in the movie.

Also i was thinking they could also do a movie surrounding the happening of Jack Johnson and Jim Jefferis and how America was looking for "The great white hope" i think that would make a great movie too. I bet lee will somhow mention this in the joe louis movie.