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Post by WyldeMan 11/30/2017, 12:51 pm

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The ’70s seem to be coming back in a big way.

New Line and Netflix’s sequel/reboot Son of Shaft starts production soon with Tim Story directing, and Sony is hoping to do something new with the popular ’70s character Super Fly.  Warner Bros. seems to want to continue that trend by reviving the 1973 “blaxploitation” character Cleopatra JonesMisha Green, co-creator and writer of WGN’s Underground, will write and produce the remake, the Tracking Board has confirmed.

The original 1973 movie starred Tamara Dobson as the title character, who used her job as a supermodel to cover for being an undercover government agent, using martial arts and various weapons to do the latter job. In the movie, she goes up against a drug kingpin named Mommy (Shelley Winters) who is destroying the inner city with her drugs.

Besides co-creating, writing and being an EP on Underground, Green is currently working with exec. producers Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams on a new HBO show called Lovecraft, as the show’s co-creator, writer and EP. She also is writing and producing the planned Netflix film Mother. Green’s background includes stints as a writer on FX’s Sons of Anarchy and a story editor on Starz’s Spartacus mini-series.

Niija Kuykendall will oversee the project for Warner Bros.
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Post by ForeverBlu 11/30/2017, 1:02 pm

I like Misha Green, but kinda meh about this.



Plus I can't think of any Black Actress who's the height of the late Tamara Dobson.

Who would fit the role.

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Post by WyldeMan 11/30/2017, 1:15 pm

ForeverBlu wrote:I like Misha Green, but kinda meh about this.

Plus I can't think of any Black Actress who's the height of the late Tamara Dobson.

Who would fit the role.

Paula Patton maybe but I think she's still about half a foot shorter than Dobson, I remember her being Amazonian.
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Post by ForeverBlu 11/30/2017, 1:23 pm

Yes, she was.

Paula is too light Tamara was brown skinned.

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Post by WyldeMan 11/30/2017, 1:27 pm

ForeverBlu wrote:Yes, she was.

Paula is too  light  Tamara was brown skinned.

Well Aisha Tyler is the only really tall dark skinned AA that comes to mind but I'm not a fan.
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Post by ForeverBlu 11/30/2017, 1:31 pm

I don't care much for Aisha.

Vivica Fox could've done it, but she ruined her looks with bad plastic surgery.

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Post by WyldeMan 11/30/2017, 1:33 pm

ForeverBlu wrote:I don't care much for Aisha.

Vivica Fox could've done it, but she ruined her looks with bad plastic surgery.

Oh yeah, Fox looks turrible now. She was beautiful in the 90s but daaaamn when she showed up on Empire I didn't even recognize her.

Who would you cast?
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Post by ForeverBlu 11/30/2017, 1:40 pm

Teen Wolf Alumn Meagan Tandy is tall, not quite six feet.

But she's gorgeous, physically fit, can act and resembles Tamara Dobson.

Another possibility is Kylie Bunbury.

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Post by ForeverBlu 11/30/2017, 1:46 pm

Tamara wore an afro in Cleopatra Jones.


If they went with Yaya Decosta, no wigs needed since she wear her hair natural.

Teyonnah Paris would be a great choice. but she's way too short.

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Post by Rusty 11/30/2017, 2:24 pm

WyldeMan wrote:

Well Aisha Tyler is the only really tall dark skinned AA that comes to mind but I'm not a fan.

Aisha needs to stick with Archer. Easily er best work. Cool
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Post by Rusty 11/30/2017, 2:35 pm

I vote Kerry Washington, but she may not be tall enough, or young enough.

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Post by WyldeMan 11/30/2017, 3:48 pm

ForeverBlu wrote:Teen Wolf Alumn Meagan Tandy is tall, not quite six feet.

But she's gorgeous, physically fit, can act and resembles Tamara Dobson.

Another possibility is Kylie Bunbury.

I think Gotham's Jessica Lucas would also be an interesting choice.

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Post by Rusty 11/30/2017, 7:19 pm

Sonequa Martin-Green?

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Post by ForeverBlu 11/30/2017, 8:52 pm

Sonequa and Jessica are too short.

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Post by ForeverBlu 11/30/2017, 8:55 pm

Rusty wrote:I vote Kerry Washington, but she may not be tall enough, or young enough.



Also too short.

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Post by Rusty 12/1/2017, 1:42 am

ForeverBlu wrote:

Also too short.

Which leads to the problem at hand. Finding a tall (6ft+) attractive black actress, that can actually act. Unfortunately that's a very limited pool of selection. If the concession to be made is deciding to move forward with talent over height, I'll select talent every time.
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Post by WyldeMan 12/1/2017, 7:54 am

Rusty wrote:Which leads to the problem at hand. Finding a tall (6ft+) attractive black actress, that can actually act. Unfortunately that's a very limited pool of selection. If the concession to be made is deciding to move forward with talent over height, I'll select talent every time.

I don't think height should even an issue, we're living in a world where Tom Cruise who is basically the size of carry on luggage is one of the biggest stars in the world.

It isn't hard to make someone look bigger onscreen and I agree with Rust, talent should be the deciding factor not height. I mean isn't that what women have such big shoes for? That and making their butts look great.

FB you have a very rigid list that I don't see Hollywood being able to check in this day and age without going complete unknown.
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Post by ForeverBlu 12/1/2017, 11:38 am

Cleopatra Jones being a very tall and statuesque Black woman is VERY important to the character.

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Post by WyldeMan 12/1/2017, 12:14 pm

ForeverBlu wrote:Cleopatra Jones being a very tall and statuesque Black woman is VERY important to the character.

It wouldn't be an issue if we could actually name some potential candidates but I think they're gonna have to go total unknown.
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