{"id":1290,"date":"2021-04-18T15:37:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T19:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2023-12-12T05:51:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:51:25","slug":"is-pete-davidson-right-choice-for-joey-ramone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=1290","title":{"rendered":"Is Pete Davidson right choice for Joey Ramone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The decision<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>to cast Pete Davidson in the title role in the Netflix\/STX biopic <strong><i>I Slept With Joey<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Ramone<\/i><\/strong> is causing night sweats in the Twitterverse, with some grouchy critics arguing that Davidson is unsuited to portray the legendary punk rocker.<\/p>\n<p>Take Eric Rytlewski, for example.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvillesmilestn.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-classic\/inc\/php\/strattera.html\">strattera over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p> While he was quoted as saying the casting was \u201cgood,\u201d his damn-with-faint-praise tweet went<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>on to describe Davidson \u201cas a meh comedian and a boring public figure but sometimes a surprisingly decent actor in roles that don&#8217;t ask him to do much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Variety\u2019s Mavori Ravindran was considerably less circumspect, calling the casting \u201cbullshit,\u201d suggesting, as did others on social media, that Adam Driver would have been more appropriate in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>the role of Joey Ramone.<\/p>\n<p>Ramone died after a long struggle with lymphoma 20 years ago, on April 15, 2001. The casting announcement came on the anniversary of his death.<\/p>\n<p>To<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>be directed by Jason Orley<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>of <strong><i>Big Time Adolescence<\/i><\/strong> fame, <strong><i>I Slept With Joey Ramone<\/i><\/strong> is based on a memoir penned by Ramone\u2019s brother Mickey Leigh.<\/p>\n<p>In announcing the production, Adam Fogelson, chair of the Motion<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Picture Group at STXfilms, said that \u201cPete is perfect for this role and we\u2019re excited he and Jason will be bringing this icon of rock to life and thrilled to be collaborating once again with our friends at Netflix.\u201d He also touted Mickey Leigh\u2019s involvement in the project:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWhen you share a bed with someone \u2013 and not just a bed, but a childhood, a family, and a lifetime \u2013 you know that person better than anybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davidson is no stranger to the genre, having appeared in Netflix\u2019s <strong><i>The Dirt<\/i><\/strong>, a rock biopic about Motley Cr\u00fce. He also performed in the semi-autobiographical <strong><i>The<\/i> <i>King of Staten Island<\/i><\/strong> and will soon be seen in <strong><i>The Suicide Squad<\/i><\/strong> sequel. Whether his role as Joey Ramone could be a life-changing role or consider as a suicidal to his career remains to be seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The decision\u00a0to cast Pete Davidson in the title role in the Netflix\/STX biopic I Slept With Joey\u00a0Ramone is causing night sweats in the Twitterverse, with some grouchy critics arguing that Davidson is unsuited to portray the legendary punk rocker. 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