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:
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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