Creed's Scott Stapp to Play Frank Sinatra in a Movie

Scott Stapp will play Frank Sinatra in a biopic about Ronald Reagan, according to Billboard. No, that is not an Onion headline.

How the Creed frontman is suited to embody one of the 20th century’s greatest crooners … well, we don’t know. The upcoming film is directed by Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer, Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite!); Dennis Quaid will play the former president.

In a statement, Stapp noted: “Sinatra in performance mode was an exercise in restraint. He had this steely, stylish swagger and his sheer presence commanded a room. I was excited to join the cast and blown away by the on-set attention to detail, style, and overall production.”

There’s not a lot of information available on the film, but the internet had some fun with this. A few tweets:

Hard fucking no. #FrankSinatra was the living embodiment of charisma. #ScottStapp has the magnetism of chlamydia. https://t.co/rAg4IhBE7P
— WD Chang 🔻 (@WD_Chang) December 17, 2020

Going through the filmography of the guy who’s directing the new Ronald Reagan biopic (starring Scott Stapp as Sinatra) pic.twitter.com/BGyTPFIa1Y
— Jabroni And The Air-rifle (@DanBoeckner) December 17, 2020

Your scientists were so preoccupied with "Billboard can reveal exclusively" that they never stopped to think if "Billboard should reveal exclusively" https://t.co/zcDXuFRVEg
— Duque on ya Grinch (@Sir__Duque) December 16, 2020

And one argument for Stapp:

"Sinatra in performance mode was an exercise in restraint,” Stapp says in a statement.

Translation: "I can do Sinatra in my fucking sleep."
— Tyler Mahan Coe (@TylerMahanCoe) December 17, 2020