They are awesome specimens. No normal human in action onscreen would be as believable. Not that skill always guarantees performance. I missed 12 straight times before I got it. But Sealy, who made his acting debut as a king in a fourth-grade Kwanzaa skit, appreciates the chance to display his talent in a new arena.
People tend to typecast players.
With more of us branching out into movies, they'll see we're not just dumb jocks. Meanwhile, Shaquille O'Neal of the Orlando Magic conjures a different kind of magic as a streetwise genie in Kazaam , due in July. He wasn't Marlon Brando, but he was all right. Larry Bird, who has a cameo, will have a chance to take flight with Tweety Bird. During the time we worked on the script, Michael retired from basketball, switched to baseball, then retired again and went back to basketball.