Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making of “Akeelah and the Bee”
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Veronica Wells
Sidney?
Laurence Fishburne almost didn’t get the role though. Originally, the filmmakers thought Sidney Poiter would be good for Mr. Larabee. Eventually, they decided that someone younger would be more appropriate. That’s how Fishburne got the job.
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