Recently I wrote an article about Hollywood's perfect vs. horrible casting choices in TV and movie biopics, and the BuzzFeed Community had a lot to say in the comments. They shared their own dream casting choices for biopics, and honestly, it's hard to disagree with their spot-on decisions.
So if you're listening, Hollywood, here are some of the most ideal biopic casting choices you should make:
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Note: Not all submissions are from Community users.
1.Dream biopic casting: Michaela Coel as Nina Simone
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2.Dream biopic casting: Brad Pitt as Robert Redford
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3.Dream biopic casting: Queen Latifah as Zora Neale Hurston
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4.Dream biopic casting: Kelly Rowland as Donna Summer
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5.Dream biopic casting: Jennifer Lawrence as Helen Mirren
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6.Dream biopic casting: Keke Palmer as Angela Bassett
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7.Dream biopic casting: George Clooney as Cary Grant
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8.Dream biopic casting: Taraji P. Henson as Tammi Terrell
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9.Dream biopic casting: Will Ferrell as Chad Smith (the drummer from the Red Hot Chili Peppers)
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10.Dream biopic casting: Halle Bailey as Janet Jackson
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11.Dream biopic casting: Dakota Johnson as Grace Slick
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12.Dream biopic casting: John Boyega as Denzel Washington
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13.Dream biopic casting: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Heath Ledger
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14.Dream biopic casting: Debra Messing as Lucille Ball
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15.Dream biopic casting: Zoe Saldana as Jada Pinkett Smith
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16.Dream biopic casting: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Teddy Pendergrass
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17.Dream biopic casting: Diana Silvers as Julia Roberts
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18.Dream biopic casting: Jay Pharoah as Eddie Murphy
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19.Dream biopic casting: Gina Gershon as Raquel Welch
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20.Dream biopic casting: Tommy Lee Jones as Andrew Johnson
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21.And the final dream biopic casting: Megan Fox as Elizabeth Taylor
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