The Great Debaters poster

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by: Ben Barna Nov. 21, 2007

Apparently Denzel Washington is playing an Asian man in his new movie THE GREAT DEBATERS. Call me crazy, but that’s what it looks like on the poster BELOW. Also, I’ve never quite seen two stars’ names advertised on a poster in this manner before, with Denzel grabbing the major billing up top (obv, he directed it too!) and Forest Whitaker still grabbing above-the-title billing too. It’s strange to see two prominent names on the poster so far away from each other, both African-American Academy Award winners. DEBATERS is based on the true story an all-black debate team that beat Harvard at the 1935 national champions. Oops, I just ruined the ending! Sorry! DEBATERS is out on Jesus Christ’s b-day.

Source: impawards.com

Extra Tidbit: The film was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions.

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theotherness
6:19AM on 11/21/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I want to see the movie. What I think is a bad idea, however, is the poster.

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Could they have lessened Forest Whitaker's name any more?? Jeez! He just won the Academy Awa...
I want to see the movie. What I think is a bad idea, however, is the poster.

D E N Z E L W A S H I N G T O N


Inspired
by
a
True
Story


Forest Whitaker
The G R E A T
D E B A T E R S

Could they have lessened Forest Whitaker's name any more?? Jeez! He just won the Academy Award, for crying out loud! Their names should be [link] presence be damned!
 
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JasonAdams
4:07AM on 11/21/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Hahaha
*cue the "That's Racist!" kid.*


*cue the "That's Racist!" kid.*