*When Will Smith joined TV host James Corden for some laughs and fun tunes on Carpool Karaoke, the also actor dished on a potential acting gig — playing Barack Obama.
During the ride, Smith told Corden that while he’s been approached numerous times to play Barack on the big screen, he has no interest in the role — but Obama himself has already given his blessing should Will ever change his mind.
“I talked to Barack about it,” he said. “He told me that he felt confident that I had the ears for the role.”
There have only been two biopics chronicling Obama’s life “Southside With You,” starring Parker Sawyers as Barack, and Netflix’s original movie, “Barry,” which centered on a 20-year-old Obama’s college life at Columbia University in 1981.
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“Girls Trip” star Queen Latifah says she’s ready to start a family, and while she may not have the timing of her motherhood goals quite worked out yet, when it does happen, it’ll probably come as a shock to her fans.
“You’ll know when you see me with the rugrat on my shoulder with the little backpack and all this. ‘Oh, she did it!’. That’s kind of how it will happen,” she says.
Latifah previously expressed her desire to be a mother in a 2016 interview, but noting that her life up to that point was too chaotic to start a family.
“I’m a little bit of a procrastinator. I had some things to deal with. I had to get a lot of partying out of my system early in life for about 40 years. You know what I’m saying. I’m good now. I think I’m ready.Fans can catch Queen Latifah on season two of Star, which premieres September 27th.
Fans can catch Queen Latifah on Season 2 of “Star,” which premieres September 27.
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