Bob Marley's Son Pissed That A Non-Marley Picked By Studio To Play Father In Biopic....

[Simply_Black]

KY-MANI Marley

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/ent...sNOW01HOeu0xg95K6kwBpR_ByArC0-xqyFf49XC-TEBbM

KY-MANI Marley feels that he or any of his brothers could play a convincing Bob Marley in Paramount Pictures' upcoming biopic.

“Nuhbody cyaan play my father better than me; unless ah one ah mi bredda dem, yuh know wha' ah mean?” Marley, 45, told the Jamaica Observer on Tuesday. “But Bob Marley being from Jamaica, why any of di children or grandchildren were never given di opportunity to even audition?”

Recently, Paramount Pictures named British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir to play the reggae king in a yet-to-be-titled biopic. The flick will be directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, best known for the Oscar-nominated King Richard based on Richard Williams, father of tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams.

Rita Marley, Marley 's widow, as well as Ky-Mani's sister and brother, Cedella and Ziggy Marley, were named as producers.

Like Bob Marley, 35-year-old Ben-Adir has biracial parents. His mother is a black Trinidadian, while his father is a white Englishman.

His breakout role came as Malcolm X in the Regina King-directed movie One Night in Miami. His credits also include Netflix's The OA and British crime drama Peaky Blinders. Ben-Adir played President Barack Obama in Showtime's The Comey Rule.

“I'm not taking anything away from this British actor at all. All di credits to him same way, but why we couldn't find someone in Jamaica? There are so many talented actors and actresses in Jamaica, how come we didn't search that pool of actors there?” Ky-Mani asked.

Kingsley Ben-Adir

 

[RoomService]

“I'm not taking anything away from this British actor at all. All di credits to him same way, but why we couldn't find someone in Jamaica? There are so many talented actors and actresses in Jamaica, how come we didn't search that pool of actors there?” Ky-Mani asked.

Sounds very familiar.

 

[The Jamaican]

The biggest concern is the guaranteed butcher of the accent and the fake locs, not so much jobs being taken away.

 

[EPDC]

I know accents and all but did the Jamaican Observer actually type this out? Or was it an email/text correspondence?

“Nuhbody cyaan play my father better than me; unless ah one ah mi bredda dem, yuh know wha' ah mean?” Marley, 45, told the Jamaica Observer on Tuesday.

If there is a Marley young enough (mid 30s) to play him, they should have at least given the courtesy and looked at them first.

Not familiar with the actor and if this is a big production, they probably want the best actor they could find for the role, however, a (World) Jamaican icon should be played by one of his countrymen though....

 

[woodchuck]

If there is a Marley young enough (mid 30s) to play him, they should have at least given the courtesy and looked at them first.

Maybe it was a situation like "Straight Outta Compton". They tried like hell to give Eazy's son that role, but he just couldn't pull it off.

 

[The Jamaican]

I know accents and all but did the Jamaican Observer actually type this out? Or was it an email/text correspondence?

lol. Nah, you have to type that shit out. A suh the ting set bredda. Nutten nuh change

 

[papi68]

He needs to look within his house…


Rita Marley, Marley 's widow, as well as Ky-Mani's sister and brother, Cedella and Ziggy Marley, were named as producers.





As Big Sean said



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[Simply_Black]

I know accents and all but did the Jamaican Observer actually type this out? Or was it an email/text correspondence?


If there is a Marley young enough (mid 30s) to play him, they should have at least given the courtesy and looked at them first.

Not familiar with the actor and if this is a big production, they probably want the best actor they could find for the role though.

Skip Marley is Bob's grandson and looks and sound almost exactly like him when he sings... he should have been given a chance.... however since Rita, Ziggy and Cedella Marley are the producers I can't help but feel that they signed off on the actor. Maybe that's who they wanted.


Skip Marley...

 

[BKF]

Maybe it was a situation like "Straight Outta Compton". They tried like hell to give Eazy's son that role, but he just couldn't pull it off.

I doubt it.

 

[playahaitian]

Maybe it was a situation like "Straight Outta Compton". They tried like hell to give Eazy's son that role, but he just couldn't pull it off.

Same with the Wu Tang HULU series

 

[doe moe]

Protoje would have been dope for that role.

As far as looks he favors the Marley's.

 

[D'Evils]

He needs to look within his house…


Rita Marley, Marley 's widow, as well as Ky-Mani's sister and brother, Cedella and Ziggy Marley, were named as producers.





As Big Sean said



I don’t


Fuck wit




YOUUUUUUU

Yeap... Dude had 11 kids... Rita had 6 of them...

Ky-Mani Marley was born in Falmouth, Jamaica, to Anita Belnavis, a Jamaican table tennis champion

might be some history there...

 

[TENT]

No. If you read the article that is not the case. They did not even try to find a Jamaican with dreadlocks.

Maybe it was a situation like "Straight Outta Compton". They tried like hell to give Eazy's son that role, but he just couldn't pull it off.

 

[The Jamaican]

No. If you read the article that is not the case. They did not even try to find a Jamaican with dreadlocks.

BUT, the matriarch is on as a producer... so...

 

[The Jamaican]

Skip Marley is Bob's grandson and looks and sound almost exactly like him when he sings... he should have been given a chance.... however since Rita, Ziggy and Cedella Marley are the producers I can't help but feel that they signed off on the actor. Maybe that's who they wanted.


Skip Marley...

Would be a good choice IF he could act. That I dunno.

 

[TENT]

Yeah what other movies has she produced? Bob didn't like her. That is why he got 100 other kids.

BUT, the matriarch is on as a producer... so...

 

[Tito_Jackson]

But, it all boils down to, can they act? On most cases, they can't.

 

[TENT]

Yeah those people aren't members of his "house".

He needs to look within his house…


Rita Marley, Marley 's widow, as well as Ky-Mani's sister and brother, Cedella and Ziggy Marley, were named as producers.





As Big Sean said



I don’t


Fuck wit




YOUUUUUUU

 

[TENT]

It also boils down to, can the producers produce? In most cases they can't.

But, it all boils down to, can they act? On most cases, they can't.

 

[TREES]

I mean the British actor mom is from Trinidad so I'm sure he'll be able to pull off the accent.

 

[smoovejazz]

At least they didn't go completely off the deep end and do some serious miscasting, like Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone...

...or like Terrence Howard playing Nelson Mandela...

...or picking someone white.

 

[The Jamaican]

I mean the British actor mom is from Trinidad so I'm sure he'll be able to pull off the accent.

No. Thats like saying he's from Boston and black, he must be able to pull off a Louisiana accent.

 

[Hey Julian!]

Don’t GAF if the acting is good, then it’s fine. It’s called “acting” for reason.

 

[TREES]

No. Thats like saying he's from Boston and black, he must be able to pull off a Louisiana accent.

Come on man that's like saying that our English cousins won't be able to speak patois because they were not born in the islands. If you grow up second generation and your parents are from the islands you're going to be able to speak patois because you carry those traditions from your parents. All my relatives from Canada and England can speak Jamaican patois fluently... they might not do it all the time but when need be, we can do it.

 

[yaBoi]

did any of them audition ?

 

[World B Free]

I used to think that the lead singer of Rage Against Machine could play him, he's too old now, though:

 

[TENT]

Not even. It is like saying he is from Australia and black.

No. Thats like saying he's from Boston and black, he must be able to pull off a Louisiana accent.

 

[DiGeneral]

I know accents and all but did the Jamaican Observer actually type this out? Or was it an email/text correspondence?

From dem a quote di man, it affi type out suh.

 

[The Jamaican]

Come on man that's like saying that our English cousins won't be able to speak patois because they were not born in the islands. If you grow up second generation and your parents are from the islands you're going to be able to speak patois because you carry those traditions from your parents. All my relatives from Canada and England can speak Jamaican patois fluently... they might not do it all the time but when need be, we can do it.

Are all your relatives from Canada and England from Trinidad lineage that speak Jamaican patois fluently? Not knocking you fam, but the "Islands'generalization is usually done from persons far removed from the culture. We all have nuances that can be easily detected.

 

[DiGeneral]

Come on man that's like saying that our English cousins won't be able to speak patois because they were not born in the islands. If you grow up second generation and your parents are from the islands you're going to be able to speak patois because you carry those traditions from your parents. All my relatives from Canada and England can speak Jamaican patois fluently... they might not do it all the time but when need be, we can do it.

Trinni accent way different from how wi chat, breddah. Even di yankee dem can discern the difference fairly easily.

 

[dtownsfinest]

Y'all do this time and time again....why not get a qualified trained actor over someone who isn't? This dude qualified..last thing you want is a non-actor fucking up a biopic.

 

[TREES]

Are all your relatives from Canada and England from Trinidad lineage that speak Jamaican patois fluently? Not knocking you fam, but the "Islands'generalization is usually done from persons far removed from the culture. We all have nuances that can be easily detected.

Here's the thing dude is an English actor. We all we all know that English actors are chameleons when it comes to doing other accents. So how did we can go all the way down the line of all these English actors who nail accents, Tracy Ullman... anyway the list is too damn long...
Bob Marley mother's Jamaican father was white... This guy mom is from Trinidad father is white I'm pretty sure he'll be able to nail the Jamaican accent plus he's a damn good actor in his own right..... Lastly if Rita,Ced and Ziggy says this is the guy.... then this is the guy.... This is a heavyweight role and I'm sure they didn't go into it lightly.
Have faith man.... Look, I Love reggae and one of my favorite reggae drummers isn't Jamaican he's from Nevis... Bob Marley had people in his band that weren't Jamaican, he hired the best people for the job.

 

[TREES]

Trinni accent way different from how wi chat, breddah. Even di yankee dem can discern the difference fairly easily.

I don't know why you guys are sleeping on this guys acting skills though... that's the thing, it's not like he was one of these American actors from the god-awful Luke Cage series second season.

 

[The Jamaican]

Here's the thing dude is an English actor. We all we all know that English actors are chameleons when it comes to doing other accents. So how did we can go all the way down the line of all these English actors who nail accents, Tracy Ullman... anyway the list is too damn long...
Bob Marley mother's Jamaican father was white... This guy mom is from Trinidad father is white I'm pretty sure he'll be able to nail the Jamaican accent plus he's a damn good actor in his own right..... Lastly if Rita,Ced and Ziggy says this is the guy.... then this is the guy.... This is a heavyweight role and I'm sure they didn't go into it lightly.
Have faith man.... Look, I Love reggae and one of my favorite reggae drummers isn't Jamaican he's from Nevis... Bob Marley had people in his band that weren't Jamaican, he hired the best people for the job.

I haven't seen him act in anything, so I will reserve further judgment. That being said, white parents isn't the qualifier for me.

Btw, who was in The Wailers band that wasn't Jamaican?

 

[TREES]

I really think that people are sleeping on these English actors and their abilities to Master different accents.... Plus this guy has a wealth of footage of Bob to research dialect and mannerisms.... Honestly it sounds more like some of the Marley sons got sour grapes... And honestly we all saw the movie shottas... half the time Ki Marley was talking like a nigga from Miami LOL