Once again, there are plans to make a movie, but at least one other studio has a similar film planned. Sometimes both films are made and released, such as the two films about Truman Capote. Sometimes, there is only one film, such as when two studios planned to make a big budget film about Robin Hood, or when Oliver Stone made his film about Alexander the Great. That we get news about studios competing to be the first with a certain film project, one could say that it sounds like deja vu all over again.

And speaking of Deja Vu, Denzel Washington is one of the people planning a film about Sammy Davis, Jr. Andre 3000 of OutKast is also planning a biopic that is about Davis’ relationship with Fifties blonde bombshell Kim Novak. The guys who produced Chicago also have a film in the works, based on Davis’ two autobiographies, and the only production endorsed by Davis’ widow who controls the late star’s estate. There is also a documentary on Davis in the works.

Certainly there is a lot to Davis’ life than being part of Frank Sinatra’s “Rat Pack”. The multi-talented star had a very troubled private life that was often controversial. As far as actors playing Davis, I’m not sure if anyone can be as good as Don Cheadle. His impersonation of Sammy Davis, Jr. was in the HBO film, The Rat Pack. That film is on DVD. In the meantime, we will see which of these projects actually comes to fruition.