American actor/comedian Ben Stiller and Chris Rock landed in Korea to promote their new movie, “Madagascar 2″ at the Shilla Hotel on November 19th.
In the Q&A session, Chris Rock announced that he is happy that Bush is no longer President and happy that Barack Obama is the new President. In response to the question of who would be the perfect actor if there was a movie about Obama, Chris replied with “Will Smith.”
How nice of these Hollywood people to visit us here in Korea….
FIRST! Agree w chris will smith would make a godd obama
Damn! you are first. Next time. Chris Rock looks good. not too skinny.
He was making a joke. Because whenever hollywood needs a leading black man they only use will Smith…
this is i guess the nearest place i got to a post so far
so i guess third is ok ^^ LOL
this competetion thing is contageous
kinda unusual they’d fly over just to plug an animation film. didn’t do this in the old days (pre-economy bust?
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correction!! forth ><
they should pick a smaller non-star for obama - all the big ones have a set image too different. like brolin is not big star but fits dancing monkey dubya with his acting talent.
How does the presidential campaign relate to the movie itself? They came all the way to Korea just to talk about that? What a stupid question. Anywho, Denzel Washington would be my vote.
OMG! <3333
I LOVE THIS MOVIE^^
the penguin ROCKS~~~
and melman <33
marty is the best!!!
CONGRATS CONGRATS
Popseoul, don’t be so naive! They just want your money. After Japan, Korea is the second biggest market for Hollywood and that’s why these stars are showing up there. Asia is soon going to become the biggest market and I want Hollywood to cast some Asian stars in their movies. We Asians should demand it instead of hero worshiping and feeling so grateful.
Obama has made history…..that’s why we are talking about him. He’s made me fall in love with America again.
oh I forgot to say I love Chris Rock. The smartest funniest man in the US.
I can’t stand Ben Stiller. I know someone he made a pass at and he had just been married a few months! What a sleaze bag!
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oh hush with your nonsense. you dont deserve nothing with asians being cast anywhere. that is like complaining about black people getting killed first in scary movies.
I can’t believe no one has pointed this out yet. The President-elect is Barack Obama NOT Barrack Obama.
Also, it’s “if there was a movie….”
I guess this is worth news >.> I don’t see how, though.
ben stiller and chris rock are like the funniest ppl ever, lov em….
i wonder what koreans think of barack obama, he is after all a black-american.
a lot of koreans i know supported Obama and a lot of koreans also supported Mccain. it was half and half really
Hahah Chris Rock is genius…second only to Stephen Colbert, lol…and Ben Stiller is a cutie :p
Hmm Will Smith…well Will Smith is certainly a talented actor and he looks the part…he can pull off any role - comedic, serious, sad…
FYI, Barack isn’t black, he’s biracial, thanks. I could just as easily say he’s white.
ANYWAY, it’s good to see these guys together, period, let alone in Korea! How awesome ^^
@dramaaddict
not true at all. if they wanted a better lead they could easily contact denzel washington.
if you watch anything online, EVERY celebrity when asked who would make a good obama, they all said Will smith. so he wasn’t joke.
and of course its will, since the days of fresh prince will has been THE man!!!
@candis
lol its true though!!! hahaha
Will Smith? Hmmm, now that I am thinking about it, I’d think Will wouldn’t do a bad job.
the show is quite nice..just watch it yesterday. The penguins are adorable and so is the granny..haha..one tough chick.
That’s great, yeah, spell the name of our President-elect wrong. Are we kidding?
@ria
because barack is biracial dont mean you can call him white. not at all. there is a law and rule still in effect. if you got one drop of blood in you that is of a black person no mattter if you are half white or whatever it may be. you will be called black. those rules i been told was used during slavery times. even if the person looked white the white person would be like the mother is black that is not a white person.
I´m glad you put that “…” at the end there, I´m thinking the same thing.
@CANDIS “those rules i been told was used during slavery times.”
Soooo… Since black people were said to be inferior during the slavery times, does that mean it´s true nowadays? Uhhh.. I don´t think so? Re-phrase what you just said.
well for your info people still uses those rules now
what law and rule are you talking about? obama is half white and half black and everyone knows that. people are just saying he’s the first black president because he’s the first american president that’s not full white.
well these rules are used alot. there are many people who are half white half black. they always will say for the most part that they are black. they would not like you saying they are white when they consider theirselves black.
wow…its def called the one-drop rule, one drop of blood that is black makes you a black person….didn’t you guys take history…ppl only call it to question now since so many ppl are mixed but it’s still the rule, ask any mixed person whats on their BC and it will say black…not b/c the parents did rock paper sicssors but b/c thats the law.
^ladoftern
yes thank you for knowing what i am talking about.
one drop rule is usually taught in terms of its racist mentality. the “rule” is made by the white males in power, to keep “racial purity” for the white race. any drop of non-white blood make you “impure”. all of which is friggin nasty nonsense. mixed people take on “black” identity for various reasons, and many of them want to be proud of their dominant trait, not be ashamed because white men in history told them so.
hell yeah we’re glad bush is no longer president. obama!!!
Yes yes, he made history but I think this is the problem with America. You fight and bicker over the guy’s race and in the end it’s not going to matter. He has taken up the mantle of the president of the United States of America and if he can’t run this country the right way then he would be discriminated just as harshly as Bush was, and only time will tell.
Koreans shouldn’t patronize Hollywood movies anymore unless Americans patronize Korean movies. Some more equal reciprocity is long overdue between the two countries with their cinemas.
Will Ben Stiller and Chris Rock be the voice actors for the Korean release of the movie? If not, why are they promoting it in Korea if no one will actually hear their acting? I’m sorry, I’ve never thought about the voice overs when an American animation is release in another country,so I’m a little confused.
I also agree with your statement Korean Ajusshi.
OH, BTW I don’t think the one drop rule really applies anymore. Barack Obama is considered African American because that’s how he identifies himself, same with Hallie Berry. They look in the mirror and decide, “This is who I am”.
will smith? lol
cuz of the ears? haha I think that’s why he said it.
bahhhh politics even in entertainment site… as much as i admit that i am stuck to the tv and watching the news for countless of hours… especially the time for the presidential candidates to be elected in the US.
Anyways, I still believe that race or colour does not matter, as long as the president (or going to be) knows what they are doing and wont screw up big time. So im really sick and tired of hearing people say go black or white or yellow or what ever friggin race u have cuz it has no conncetion to ruling the country at ALL
Values, morals, knowledge and etc –> are big factors that one should look at in a president regardless of what race that person is.
On that note, GO BUSH! So HA! ( sorry but no one really has the right to judge him… and i kinda felt bad for him since everyone is bashing him x.x)
Btw… its a little odd that they would just go there in korea and promote the movie… even though ( a big hunch) that the one doing the voicing would be a korean voice actor? well, i suppose that hollywood can be influencial especially on Asia but -sheesh- isnt it a little bit late for that promotion? I believe that Madagascar 2 is already showing on theathres?
*theatres
genius. spelled barack wrong.
Will Smith..haha!!
Well actually there are more people in my country who watch hollywood movies compared to korea
That reminds me that I have to watch the sequel! =)
YAY for Ben Stiller for representing our country LOL
hahaha I LOVE CHRIS ROCK!!!!!!! AND BEN STILLER!!!!!!!!!
yhhhhh will smith i luvv him too loool
ROFL my opinion, two of the BEST comedian out there lol. and Will Smith? hell yea. ;D
Who would play Obama in a movie…. hmm…. the only black fellows I’m familiar with is Will Smith and Denzel Washington… who to choose… who to choose… oh I know… the taller and younger of the two.