Because Morgan Freeman had already done it once

Samuel L. Jackson will be the voice of God on a new CD version of the New Testament due to be released this September. (HT: Robbo at The Llama Butchers.)

It sounds logical; Morgan Freeman has already played God (and George Burns is dead), and the producers must have liked Jackson’s reading of “I will strike down upon them with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brother and you will know my name is THE LORD when I lay my vengeance upon you.”

I guess I buy it; about the only person cooler than Samuel L. Jackson is God, but doesn’t it make you kind of wonder who’s been cast for the other roles?

Who’s Satan, Mr. T — or Gilbert Gottfried? (Though I might characterize that voice as being more like Barry White’s.) How about Jon Lovitz as Judas, and William F. Buckley for the Apostle Paul?

As for voicing Jesus himself, Brad Pitt would be great box office, but I’d prefer E.F. Hutton. After all, as the old commercials always said, “When E.F.Hutton talks, people listen.”

2 thoughts on “Because Morgan Freeman had already done it once

  1. I’m already convinced Gilbert Gottfried is Satan. Gilbert Gottfried is why I eat duck with glee. I particularly enjoy foie gras because every time I hear that AFLAC duck I imagine force feeding the little, err… well, you get the idea. Anyway, Force feed ’em til his liver is fattened up, decapitate him and fry him up. From now on, I will refer to duck liver as liver of Satan!

    I…I went a little over board here, didn’t I?

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