Coming Soon - Barack Obama in Hollywood

The biggest story of 2008 has been the rise of Barack Obama to the US Presidency. With the kind of popularity being enjoyed by the new US President Elect, it would be no surprise to see a movie on this subject very soon. Paddy Power has opened a special market and is providing odds on who will play Obama in the first major movie on the subject. Will Smith is the favourite followed by Jamie Foxx and Denzel Washington. The distant candidate is considered to be O.J.Simpson. Here are the complete betting odds from Paddy Power on "Who will play Barack Obama?" : Will Smith 6 - 4 Jamie Foxx 5 - 2 Denzel Washington 4 - 1 Eddie Murphy 8 - 1 Cuba Gooding Junior 10 - 1 Wesley Snipes 14 - 1 Dave Chappelle 33 - 1 Samuel L Jackson 40 - 1 OJ Simpson 100 - 1 We can be sure that each one of the above would like to play this role and the movie would get a great response. It should not be long before we see "Obama in Hollywood".