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Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, director, and activist. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. After making his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Whitaker went on to earn a reputation for intensive character study work for films, such as Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bird (1988), The Crying Game (1992), Phenomenon (1996), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), The Great Debaters (2007), The Butler (2013), Arrival (2016), and Respect (2021). He has also appeared in blockbusters, such as Panic Room (2002), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Saw Gerrera, and Black Panther (2018) as Zuri. For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British historical drama film The Last King of Scotland (2006), Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped (1993), and directed the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and First Daughter (2004). Apart from his film career, Whitaker is also known for his humanitarian work and activism. In 2011, he was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, later receiving a promotion to Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation, and serves as the CEO of Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI), a non-profit outreach program.
Forest Whitaker
Cabbie
for Cabbie in Escape From New York (2021)
Suggested by nicklewandowski
Usually these kinds of classics being remotely mentioned in the same sentence as the word remake makes my blood boil. Most of these redo's and reboots feel as if the makers aren't fans or have no idea what they are working with. Otherwise how come so many fall short of being heralded as a decent movie? I feel if its merited to remake it and you can cast it right ...it can great. Forgive my sacrilege. Here is my true blue remake casting call for 2021. The only reason I see fit to remake is that Kurt Russell has a son whom can do it some justice. Keeping it in the Russell name and have a Robert Rodriguez directing in actual New York locations...this would surely do the original justice. * Bring back the deleted bank heist intro
