Obama gives Drake his approval to play him in a biopic

Devon Terrell portrayed college-aged Obama in director Vikram Gandhi’s film Barry, and Parker Sawyers played Barack as he courted his future wife Michelle on their first date in the Richard Tanne film Southside With You, but if a filmmaker is currently setting the stage for a new biopic on the 44th President, perhaps based on his new memoir, A promised land, there is at least one actor who has a rubber stamp of the man himself, and that actor is Drake.

“I will say this: Drake seems to be able to do whatever he wants,” President Obama said during his recent episode of Complexof 360 with Speedy Morman. “I mean, he’s a talented, talented brother. So if the time is right and he’s ready… ”

Pressed by interviewer Morman if the rapper has his official seal of approval for the role, Obama said, “Drake has, more importantly, I think, my family’s seal of approval. I suspect Malia and Sasha would be fine with this. It can be a bit awkward for audiences, but again, you never forgot for a second who Lady Gaga was onscreen for A star is born, and she still has an Oscar name. And that doesn’t even take into account all the possibilities of the best original song …