In a weird, ill-fitting bit of stunt casting IESB is reporting that White Stripes frontman Jack White will show up in John C. Reilly’s music biopic parody movie Walk Hard as Elvis Presley.
Now I realize that it’s the secret desire of every celebrity and pseudo celebrity to dress up and pretend to be Elvis, but if there’s a guy who has less in common with Elvis than Jack White I can’t think of anyone. For one thing, Jack is actually talented… I mean beyond being able to slick back his hair, snarl his lip, and swivel his hips. For instance Jack actually writes music, instead of hiding in the bushes outside bars stealing it from black people. He also looks nothing like him. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed this, but Jack is a stocky, round-faced fellow. Jack’s age Elvis was tall, lanky, and dead sexy.
So it makes no sense for Jack to play Elvis, but this is probably the sort of movie where they just gather up as many music celebrities as possible and shove them in awkward places throughout the film for comedic cameos without regard to whether or not it will make the project any better. It’s a parody movie after all. Granted, it’s a parody movie with talented people like John C. Reilly in it, but still a parody movie after all.
The IESB rumor goes on to say that Jack Black and Will Ferrell may also show up for cameo roles. Maybe Jack will be Chuck Berry and Will Ferrell can be Aretha Franklin.
