Transformers Will Smith for Jazz?

[Danger Mouse]

At least Bay didn't get Morgan Freeman for Jazz...

 

[GL1]

interesting. I may not hate you anymore....


I'm gonna go with this guy!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wxLI_5AaE58

Hilarious.

I'd enjoy Will Smith as Jazz... I don't think he needs a whole lot of lines... more than colossus in X-Men 3 (1? 0?)... but Jazz isn't a main character... heck, the autobots are scarcely main characters...

 

[bsquad]

although I like that Steve Harvey idea there are plenty of talented voice actors out there--just get one of them

 

[Dr Lee]

Out of interest what about Chris Judge?

He's done quite a bit of voice work for the X-men evo cartoon and at least one computer game from my knowledge.

 

[Avangarde]

Out of interest what about Chris Judge?

He's done quite a bit of voice work for the X-men evo cartoon and at least one computer game from my knowledge.

Is he the big black dude from Stargate? I don't think I have ever heard him out of mono-tone.

 

[DaneShobe]

Chris Judge = Way too much bass for Jazz. Wouldn't mind Steve Harvey at all though.

 

[Golgo-13]

Buster Jones (the voice of G1 Blaster) is the best bet.

 

[blackcobra]

Bay is stupid. They should of went the DMX as Jazz. That would of been a brilliant marketing move, and DMX has a very distinctive and cool voice.

 

[GL1]

Jazz isn't anything like the character DMX plays in all of his movies.

Steve Harvey would be hilarious... I can't imagine Steve taking it though... especially not on short notice...

 

[Spidey Lover 10]

Well, Jazz needs to have at least some personality in order for his character arc to be pulled off effectively.

I don't doubt Smith's ability, but will his quite distinctive voice be distracting?

Nah, I don't think so. I think "Willy-from-Philly", as I call him, would be PERFECT FOR THIS MOVIE!!!! HE HASN'T DONE A ROBOT-BASED FILM SINCE "I, ROBOT", WHICH ALSO STARRED SHIA LEBEOUF! THOSE TWO WOULD MAKE A GREAT TEAM!!!!:heart::heart:

 

[Timstuff]

Will Smith as Jazz =

 

[xwolverine2]

Bay is stupid. They should of went the DMX as Jazz. That would of been a brilliant marketing move, and DMX has a very distinctive and cool voice.

hes a crappy actor....


oops edit-
have you not seen that movie with him and jet li?...eww

 

[muscaremy]

dmx's voice and tone are all wrong for jazz....whos right i have no clue

 

[Golgo-13]

BUSTER JONES dammit!

Maybe Keith David..?

 

[TNC9852002]

Will Smith, like I may have mentioned, is big time. He's the one you use to bring the big $$ in. Jazz is not the kind of character that you use Will Smith for. It'd be a waste of money. No way is that gonna happen.

-TNC

 

[KenK]

Will Smith, like I may have mentioned, is big time. He's the one you use to bring the big $$ in. Jazz is not the kind of character that you use Will Smith for. It'd be a waste of money. No way is that gonna happen.

-TNC

For one, I highly doubt Smith would ask for a salary comparable to what he makes as the "star" of any other movie, and he's got a good working relationship with Bay. Big stars do it all the time; show up for a hot minute for a director they're cool with. Sometimes, they just wanna help out 'cause they think it'd be cool. I just saw TMNT last night, and Lawrence Fishburne narrated the opening sequence!! Fishburne might not be Will Smith in terms of star power, but he's big enough that you wouldn't expect him to do something so small where he's not even a character in the film story.

To say nothing of the fact that all we've been able to gather is that Smith MAY have auditioned for Jazz. Not that he's a lock for the role, or anything like that.

 

[Spidey Lover 10]

For one, I highly doubt Smith would ask for a salary comparable to what he makes as the "star" of any other movie, and he's got a good working relationship with Bay. Big stars do it all the time; show up for a hot minute for a director they're cool with. Sometimes, they just wanna help out 'cause they think it'd be cool. I just saw TMNT last night, and Lawrence Fishburne narrated the opening sequence!! Fishburne might not be Will Smith in terms of star power, but he's big enough that you wouldn't expect him to do something so small where he's not even a character in the film story.

To say nothing of the fact that all we've been able to gather is that Smith MAY have auditioned for Jazz. Not that he's a lock for the role, or anything like that.

Oh-kayyyyyy.....OVERLOAD!!!!!OVERLOAD!!!!! SOMEBODY STOP ME!!!!!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!

 

[CFlash]

LOL. Ya'll might as well just copy and paste a list of every single American black actor.... because that's pretty much what you're doing... but anyway...

Will Smith would make a downright horrible (horrible!!!) Jazz IMHO.

I agree with those that say Keith David would be good (actually he'd be good as almost any Autobot)..... but anyone think that Paul Winthrop (the guy Keith David replaced on City Confidential) would have been freakin perfect as Jazz??? (aside from my pick of Steve Harvey of course t: ).

 

[Spidey Lover 10]

LOL. Ya'll might as well just copy and paste a list of every single American black actor.... because that's pretty much what you're doing... but anyway...

Will Smith would make a downright horrible (horrible!!!) Jazz IMHO.

I agree with those that say Keith David would be good (actually he'd be good as almost any Autobot)..... but anyone think that Paul Winthrop (the guy Keith David replaced on City Confidential) would have been freakin perfect as Jazz??? (aside from my pick of Steve Harvey of course t: ).

WILL SMITH WOULD BE GREAT TO PLAY JAZZY-BOY!!!!! CAN SOMEONE SEND ME A PICTURE OF THE CHARACTER THOUGH?

 

[CFlash]

WILL SMITH WOULD BE GREAT TO PLAY JAZZY-BOY!!!!! CAN SOMEONE SEND ME A PICTURE OF THE CHARACTER THOUGH?

Oh yeah sure. He'd be great for "Jazzy-Boy." But, not Jazz.

 

[Avangarde]

Lmao :d

 

[YÅ«gi's BM]

I honestly don't see why Smith wouldn't want to do Jazz, I mean after all he's a family man, no? Do a film for the kids, why not?

 

[TNC9852002]

For one, I highly doubt Smith would ask for a salary comparable to what he makes as the "star" of any other movie, and he's got a good working relationship with Bay. Big stars do it all the time; show up for a hot minute for a director they're cool with. Sometimes, they just wanna help out 'cause they think it'd be cool. I just saw TMNT last night, and Lawrence Fishburne narrated the opening sequence!! Fishburne might not be Will Smith in terms of star power, but he's big enough that you wouldn't expect him to do something so small where he's not even a character in the film story.

To say nothing of the fact that all we've been able to gather is that Smith MAY have auditioned for Jazz. Not that he's a lock for the role, or anything like that.

Pffft...Will Smith has never done a role as small as what could be suggested as Jazz's in Transformers...I wouldn't use Laurence Fishburne or any other actor other than Will Smith himself as evidence to the claim. I know that SOME big stars pop up in movies every now and then for some narration work. Heck, think about Joe Pesci's 3 minutes of screen time in The Good Shepherd. It was good, but then again, Pesci doesn't have half the star power as Will Smith does right now. Bringing in a heavy hitter like Will Smith to do at the MOST, 3 minutes of dialogging as a character, probably not even a major supporting role,..I just can't see that happening ONLY ON THE BASIS that I've never seen it done in a MAJOR motion picture.

-TNC

 

[TNC9852002]

I honestly don't see why Smith wouldn't want to do Jazz, I mean after all he's a family man, no? Do a film for the kids, why not?

Uh, If he was voicing a role in,...TMNT, yeah...Seems more family-oriented. Transformers? No way. It's PG-13. His youngest children aren't even 10 years old...

-TNC

 

[DaneShobe]

You're on crack if you think Transformers is that much edgier than TMNT.