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February 15, 2007

Casting Couch: Milli Vanilli

Hang on to your Grammys: The Best New Artist of 1990 is getting the long-overdue biopic treatment. Via Reuters:

The project will be written and directed for the General Electric Co.-controlled studio by Jeff Nathanson, who previously wrote the
Leonardo DiCaprio crime caper Catch Me If You Can. He has secured the cooperation of Milli Vanilli alumnus Fabrice Morvan, who has been pursuing a comeback for years, as well as the estate of his colleague, Rob Pilatus, who died of a drug overdose in 1998.

"I've always been fascinated by the notion of fakes and frauds, and in this case, you had guys who pulled off the ultimate con, selling 30 million singles and 11 million albums and then becoming the biggest laughing-stocks of pop entertainment," the paper quoted Nathanson as saying.

Bank on revisionists finding new merit in the group's once-ubiquitous radio hits, sending the film soundtrack to #1. If only Rob could see it! Who do you see playing the dreaded duo? The title has gotta be Blame It On The Rain, but let us know if you've got something better in mind. Times got tough for Rob and Fab, but this is how we'll always remember 'em.

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Don Cheadle for both roles?

Posted by: gerald at 02/15/07 9:45 AM | Reply
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Kal Penn and Jaleel White.

Posted by: Dave at 02/15/07 9:48 AM | Reply
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kennan and kel

Posted by: tim at 02/15/07 9:51 AM | Reply
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Donald Faison and Taye Diggs

Posted by: Jeff at 02/15/07 9:55 AM | Reply
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Todd Bridges and Tiki Barber

Posted by: the management at 02/15/07 10:12 AM | Reply
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cheech and chong?

Posted by: jon at 02/15/07 10:15 AM | Reply
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what is this

Posted by: bc at 02/15/07 10:26 AM | Reply
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Jeff wins. Faison would totally do it, too.

Posted by: Dave at 02/15/07 10:57 AM | Reply
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I've got a good title for this movie- how about "I Can't Believe It's Not Interesting".

Posted by: jed2 at 02/15/07 10:59 AM | Reply
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How 'bout LENNY KRAVITZ for one of the roles?!

Posted by: chuck at 02/15/07 11:17 AM | Reply
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Al Franken and Beyonce

Posted by: adr at 02/15/07 11:23 AM | Reply
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terrence howard as rob and taye diggs as fab

Posted by: pAuL at 02/15/07 12:31 PM | Reply
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Tyra Banks and Tyra Banks

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Mike Ditka and Dakota Fanning

Posted by: Will E. Maykit at 02/15/07 1:05 PM | Reply
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Mario Van Peebles for the light-skinned fella.

Posted by: Tyler at 02/15/07 3:50 PM | Reply
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Uh duh--Eddie Murphy as both of them.

Posted by: dfsjhdfskjhlsdk at 02/15/07 4:18 PM | Reply
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Gary colman and jimmie walker

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The Wayans brothers (er, the talented ones, Keenen and Damon) have already proved they can do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_ngwWYfMuE

Posted by: Brian at 02/15/07 5:18 PM | Reply
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joe saunders should be in the james brown movie where and when can he audition

Posted by: joe at 04/29/07 6:50 PM | Reply
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Terence Trent D'arby as Rob, Taye Diggs as Fab

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