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QUIRK: Will Smith as Obama? It's All About the EARS.

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May 22, 2012
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From the Huffington Post:

Nearly four years after Smith joked about potentially playing Obama in a not-actually-happening biopic on the president's life, the "Men In Black 3" star is at it again.

Asked by the BBC about rumors that he could play Obama, Smith replied, "We talked about it a few months ago. Again, it’s about the ears, that’s the thing. People see the ears, and Barack and I both have the ears, so I’m the most natural choice."

Smith added that he told Obama, "jokingly," that he would consider playing the president onscreen, but that POTUS has "to write the ending."

Said Smith: "He’s working on the ending right now.”

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