Flea dreaming of playing Popeye in live-action reboot of cartoon
Flea is dreaming of playing Popeye in a live-action movie reboot of the cartoon. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist, 59, pitched the idea after wrapping his role as a bounty hunter in Disney+’s new ‘Star Wars’ series ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’. He tweeted: “If a good director decides to make a popeye movie, I’m your man.” Created by E C Segar, Popeye started in 1929 as a comic before the spinach-slurping sailor made his way onto TV as a cartoon. His adventures became a big-budget film when a live-action musical directed by Robert Altman was released in 1980, starring Robin Williams as Popeye and Shelley ...