“I’ll Go With His Skills”: Kelly Slater Once Admitted Wanting ‘Joker’ Star to Portray Him in a Movie
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Kelly Slater has achieved everything one can aspire to. The 11x Champion has inspired a generation of surfers. The 50-year-old legend has made his way through hardships and criticism. His life and struggles would make a perfect inspirational story for any movie fan. If something like this ever happens, Kelly Slater has his preferences.
Kelly Slater appeared in a famous interview series called “Ask Me Anything” back in 2020.
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Slater’s reason for choosing Joaquin Phoenix
In the interview, Kelly answered some interesting questions. Considering the stature of Kelly Slater, it was evident that fans would ask him about his preferred actor to play his role if they ever made a biopic about him. The question surprised Kelly Slater. He was blank in the beginning but later put some thought. “Oh wow. I have no idea.”, he admitted.
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Finally, he came up with the Oscar recipient, Joaquin Phoenix’s name. Kelly felt that Phoenix’s versatility can leave people spellbound. The Baywatch star further added that the acting legend can mold himself into any character. Kelly said, “I think Joaquin Phoenix could play anybody, so I’ll go with his skills over any comparison between us.”
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He also revealed that his favorite surfing movie is ‘The Performers’. Slater loved the idea of making the first-ever signature movie. He also loved the music composition in the movie. Kelly followed certain practices that were shown in the movie. “I used to copy each of the sections in our following day surfs at Sebastian Inlet and imagine we were those guys in that movie,” he admitted.
Kelly Slater has enough experience to face cameras
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Kelly Slater himself has a history of acting and performing in front of the camera. He has been a part of various surfing movies. His character ‘Jimmy Slade’ grabbed the global limelight and became very popular.
The veteran surfer has also been a part of other TV shows. Surf Chronicles, Baller, and Cubed are some names from the long queue. Kelly has also been featured in short movies like Hawaiian Waterman and 4 at the sea.
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It would be interesting to see whether Joaquin Phoenix accepts the offer. However, it won’t be a big surprise if Kelly decides to be the lead actor.
Edited by:
Vineet Nandwana