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unc70

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5. This is the running joke in "The Player". I call BS

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2019, 11:31 PM

Nov 2019

In the movie "The Player", every movie idea being pitched would eventually involve Julia Roberts! This in turn became a cliché. I seriously doubt this story is real.

Someone is being punked with this. Go to IMDB, look up "The Player", then look through the trivia.

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Julia Roberts as Harriet Tubman. ☠️. 1994 suggestion [View all] irisblue Nov 2019 OP

I think there are many good black actresses that can play Ms. Tubman demosincebirth Nov 2019 #1

But can any of them play Julia Roberts? Orrex Nov 2019 #3

... BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #10

From the article irisblue Nov 2019 #2

Here's a recent interview from Variety BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #12

That's the essential problem with Hollywood. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #4

This is the running joke in "The Player". I call BS unc70 Nov 2019 #5

I'll check your post, if you read this one. OK? irisblue Nov 2019 #6

Read the LAT article. unc70 Nov 2019 #7

woooooooooooooow Afromania Nov 2019 #8

Not the Onion? tulipsandroses Nov 2019 #9

Ah yes, the resemblance BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #11

1994 was a long time ago. qwlauren35 Jan 2020 #13

I get your point irisblue Jan 2020 #14

Uh huh qwlauren35 Jan 2020 #15