This week, we learned that Martin Scorsese will be helming a Frank Sinatra biopic. While many names are being thrown around — including Johnny Depp, of all people — it seems that there are 12 people in particular who were born to play the part. We bring you those 12 people here.
12. LEONARDO DICAPRIO.
The most obvious of the choices. DiCaprio has worked with Scorsese numerous times before — often resulting in the actor’s strongest work — and playing a womanizing blue-eyed heartthrob isn’t so much a stretch as it is a biopic.
11. ROBERTO BENIGNI.
We tried to think: Who is the most Italian person ever. The answer? Roberto Benigni, who beat out James Gandolfini by merely 200 pounds. Benigni may not look so much like Sinatra, but believe us: When the mob threatens to kill the guy, you’ll believe it and sort of not blame them.
10. MICHAEL BUBLE.
Change the words for the song “Summer Wind” to “Summer’s Eve” and get this velveteen throated motherf**ker on the phone.
9. SETH ROGEN.
He’s a serious actor now, people. Seriously, serious. And if Sinatra found out a Jew was playing him, he might even reanimated himself in time for his 100th birthday!
8. JOE PISCOPO.
Piscopo’s Sinatra impression rivaled no others (even the late, great Phil Hartman.) Plus, he needs the work.
7. TERRENCE HOWARD.
Want to break some barriers, Marty? Hire this suave bastard to portray Sinatra. Make Jamie Foxx Dean Martin, throw in some J-Hud as Ava Gardner, call it Dreamgirls 2, and we’ll see you there.
6. ADAM LAMBERT.
You know he makes a fine blond. And his singing voice rivals no other. So why not Adam for Frank? We’re sure the real Sinatra dipped his nib in the brown ink every now and again — they all did, people — so give the guy a shot.
5. HUGH GRANT.
The most piercing Ocular Indigo Laser-Beams in the business deserves at the very least an audition.
4. MATT DAMON.
Matt might actually have a shot at playing Frank. Certainly moreso than the world’s most beautiful actress Jude Law.
3. CATE BLANCHETT.
Cate might be the most convincing Sinatra on this list, and hey — you never know — she could knock the performance out of the park and even earn a Best Supporting Actress nomination! Because The Oscars make no sense, and Sinatra would have wanted it that way.
2. JON HAMM.
Check out this GQ motherf*cker right here. Unfortunately, Jon is already playing Sinatra on a different project… called Mad Men.
1. CGI SINATRA.
Call it the Bipolar Express. If Scorsese really wants to convince people (convince = haunt their waking life), why not go the Pixar route for the project… CGI SINATRA. And why stop there… make it 3D! On Imax! Because if Celine F**king Dion could figure out a way to do it, so should Marty.
Celine Dion & Frank Sinatra duet “All The Way”
Or he could always dig up Sinatra’s bones and make it a Weekend at Bernie’s esque farce.
Let us know your picks in the comments.
