Danny McBride Has No Idea Why Kanye West Wants Him to Star in His Biopic
Danny McBride recently revisited the bizarre account of when Kanye West asked him to star in a movie about the rapper’s life.
While promoting his new HBO sitcom, The Righteous Gemstones, McBride told the Guardian: “Kanye asked me to play him in a movie of his life. That was a pretty stunning phone call to get. I don’t know why he wanted me to do it. Maybe that sense of ego I’m able to portray? I have no clue.”
The Eastbound & Down actor first shared the story with Jimmy Kimmel last year, saying that West called to tell him that he was a big fan of his work. West even flew out to visit the actor at his home, where the pair hung out on his boat, watched McBride’s 7-year-old son play Fortnite, and discussed the rapper’s movie idea. “That was a pretty incredible day. Maybe someday we’ll make the film. Who knows?” he reminisced.
Either way, The Righteous Gemstones was renewed for a second season last year, so we’ll need to wait a little longer to see if McBride will ever immortalize West on the big screen.
