Dave Chappelle Is Rick James, Bitch!

[Nightbreed]

Comedian in early talks to portray funkster in biopic.

The next time Dave Chappelle exclaims, "I'm Rick James, bitch!," he might not be kidding.

Though plans are currently only half-baked, the comedian is in early talks to portray the funk musician in a film based on James' upcoming tome, "Memoirs of a Super Freak," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, who is producing the upcoming film "Constantine," directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Keanu Reeves, is reportedly in initial negotiations to obtain the rights to begin work on a Paramount film based on James' life.

James, 56, released his most recent studio album, Urban Rapsody, in 1997 and has been working on penning his memoirs for some time. Chappelle has been instrumental in bringing James' name back to pop culture with his impersonation of the musician on his Comedy Central series, "Chappelle's Show".


by Alyssa Rashbaum

 

[jay deuce]

HAHAHA that movie would be fuckin comedy

 

[PoeticChocolate]

Oh no, a whole movie? I would have to see that shit

 

[pimpsmooth420]

that movie will be weak

 

[WHITE DEVIL]

^^

 

[jay deuce]

No chance that movie would be weak.

 

[The Duke of Earl]

anyone find it funny that dave chappelle would play rick james ? he looks nothin like him

 

[Ry]

It will probably be as good as one of those Saturday night Live spinoff movies.

 

[PyKillaman]

anyone find it funny that dave chappelle would play rick james ? he looks nothin like him

That's so true man and this probably aint going even b funny its just going b disappointing as hell but I got faith in Dave 2 make us all die laughing

 

[marcus]

some of y'all are trippin, this movie would be CLASSIC.

"Cocaine is a hell of a drug."

 

[jay deuce]

Dave Chappelle can make it work, I got faith too.

Are you sayin that his Rick James skit isn't fuckin classic? Thats some of the funniest shit I've EVER seen in my life.

 

[Nightbreed]

i think it will be funny.
here is another he's working on...

Dave Chappelle's Family History of the World (2005)




Production Year: 2005
Cast: Dave Chappelle.

Screenwriter: Dave Chappelle, Jeff Katz
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Genres: Comedy
Theatrical Release Date: TBA, 2005
MPAA Rating: Not Yet Rated .
Synopsis: Chappelle will play his family members at various points in history as he chronicles his family's fictitious involvement in momentous events, from biblical times to the present day.

 

[D.I.R.B]

Dave Chappelle can make it work, I got faith too.

Are you sayin that his Rick James skit isn't fuckin classic? Thats some of the funniest shit I've EVER seen in my life.

Yea, at the time, it WAS the funniest thing I'd ever seen, but you gotta admit it
s somewhat played out now. And making a 2 hour movie of it? Sounds risky...

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

That shit won't ever play out to me, it's a celebration!!!!!!! lol

it does get annoying to hear people say I'm RICK JAMES and they haven't seen the shit tho for reals

I think it could be a very very interesting movie, but not as a comedy. I think the chappelle idea may be a bad one.....but it could be the funniest shit ever

 

[jay deuce]

it does get annoying to hear people say I'm RICK JAMES and they haven't seen the shit tho for reals

LMAO funny you say that. Down where I used to go to school they don't have comedy central and I used to put the shit up on my away messages (Chappelle Quotes) and they would always say them like they knew what the fuck they were talkin about. All those fuckers didn't even get to see it til I helped them download it.