Does Kevin Durant actually walk on water, or is it an optical illusion created by hero-worshipping media? We may soon find out, as the Oklahoma City Thunder star is finalizing a deal to star in a major Warner Bros. film, reports Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman.
How Magical Is Kevin Durant? Hollywood Wants To Know
NBA stars have a pretty awful history as featured stars in the talkies. For every gem like Ray Allen in He Got Game, there's a Steel, a Kazaam, a Space Jam*, a The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. Even movies that simply nod to the NBA are usually awful: Eddie, Like Mike, Forget Paris. There's an NBA scene or two in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. They are awful!
I’ve used the word “awful” thrice in this post already, and there’s another one on the way. This is not an accident. Star athletes tend to make horrid actors, and feature roles in decent movies require good actors. Kevin Durant is many things: a brilliant scorer, a fierce competitor, a humble celebrity. But to hear that he could be playing some role in some movie is terrifying. The track record is bleak, man.
* Space Jam is fondly remembered because of the soundtrack, the MonStars (specifically the one modeled after Shawn Bradley) and because it remains the most quintessentially ‘90s thing ever. Michael Jordan was completely awful in it.
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