{"id":342873,"date":"2026-03-06T11:52:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/former-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-wants-denzel-washington-to-play-him-in-movie"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:52:58","slug":"former-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-wants-denzel-washington-to-play-him-in-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/former-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-wants-denzel-washington-to-play-him-in-movie","title":{"rendered":"Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams Desires Denzel Washington to Play Him in Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Eric Adams<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">King Kong Ain&#8217;t Got S*** on Me &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">But Denzel Washington Might!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-03-06T08:08:30-08:00\"><br \/>\n               March 6, 2026<br \/>\n              8:08 AM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-f0a3e70b8e07720508d4e9109f4cbc85\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-f0bb508c-2842-4c91-8e62-797761f32fa7-691399346-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-f0bb508c-2842-4c91-8e62-797761f32fa7-691399346-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Center East\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e6\/16by9\/2026\/03\/06\/e6ab5118013b4c46bcc34e10ea680510_md.png\" alt=\"030626 eric adams kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f0a3e70b8e07720508d4e9109f4cbc85--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1dc0a8b1c7c70c8067893f14efe39697\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/eric-adams\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Eric Adams<\/strong><\/a> says he&#8217;s not ready to go full Hollywood just yet &#8230; but, if he did, he&#8217;s eyeing a two-time Oscar winner to play him on the big screen.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1dc0a8b1c7c70c8067893f14efe39697--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-914ad55be628845fa968219ddc78c0d3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We caught up with the former mayor of New York City at LAX Thursday &#8230; and, we asked him who he wants to portray him in a biopic about his life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-914ad55be628845fa968219ddc78c0d3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-857d569620e5860b7677d7777f0cd62f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-857d569620e5860b7677d7777f0cd62f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6b798caf64abccd1436776ea2ef889a6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Adams was pretty quick with his reply &#8230; telling us he thinks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/denzel-washington\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Denzel Washington<\/strong><\/a> would crush it as him &#8212; unsurprising given DW crushes pretty much every role he takes. That said, Adams says he&#8217;s not looking to get into H&#8217;wood &#8230; telling us he&#8217;s not interested in jumping back into the public eye.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6b798caf64abccd1436776ea2ef889a6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a7360ec90af6bbd3dae2049bd6d8530c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-code-block canvas-code-block-permalink canvas-code-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a7360ec90af6bbd3dae2049bd6d8530c--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-87d164aea5c6540763dd9ffa754e7d34\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We also asked ex-Mayor Adams how life&#8217;s going since his exit from public office &#8230; and, he says he&#8217;s loving every minute of it &#8212; he&#8217;s flying all over the world for his new job in the private sector.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-87d164aea5c6540763dd9ffa754e7d34--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ea675c9c24b52dfd6ee17582fc379c33\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for how his replacement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/zohran-mamdani\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Zohran Mamdani<\/strong><\/a>, is doing &#8230; Adams isn&#8217;t lauding the dude&#8217;s performance just yet &#8212; telling us he thinks Mayor Mamdani is finally realizing idealism is nice, but realism actually gets stuff done.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ea675c9c24b52dfd6ee17582fc379c33--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e48103f1a5a1273761032ef723675a33\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260102_fbb309aa9d69491094c5e2d2ff3a75da\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:283fbb5f-e235-49e6-a6b5-f1681417c6d6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fb\/4by3\/2026\/01\/02\/fbb309aa9d69491094c5e2d2ff3a75da_md.jpg\" alt=\"eric adams sub getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e48103f1a5a1273761032ef723675a33--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-53ef3ce097daf89d5255fa3eb344251c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The former mayor also gave us his thoughts on the war raging in the Middle East after the United States and Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/28\/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-dead-israeli-sources-say\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>attacked Iran<\/strong><\/a> last weekend &#8230; watch the clip all the way through to hear his thoughts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-53ef3ce097daf89d5255fa3eb344251c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5b19e28a1de7343073cfff51e7fbb299\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Eric Adams and Denzel Washington &#8230; now that&#8217;s an &#8216;Unstoppable&#8217; duo!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5b19e28a1de7343073cfff51e7fbb299--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/06\/eric-adams-wants-denzel-washington-movie-portrayal\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Adams King Kong Ain&#8217;t Got S*** on Me &#8230; But Denzel Washington Might!!! 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