Sony Pictures and producer Rick Rubin have announced plans to turn one of TV’s most memorable sitcoms into a major motion picture. But by the time the script makes in through Hollywood…it’s going to look a little different from reruns.
While the landmark series was set on Chicago’s Southside in the 1970s, according to movie insiders, Sony and Rick have hired writer Phil Johnston to set the movie version of “Good Times” in the 1960s.
So far, the film is in its early stage and doesn’t have any big names attached to it….but that could be a good thing. So much fuss has been made about castings in Black films lately, with people up in arms about Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone and Lenny Kravtiz as Marvin Gaye (before he was replaced by Jesse L. Martin), we think the producers should take their time. PLEASE don’t mess this ish up. You DO NOT want to go wrong with this casting!
Its going to take a special lady to re-create Florida Evans. And someone truly funny has to play the role of J.J. Evans. So….good luck with that.
