On the occasion of his death, Nelson Mandela was remembered for being a lot of things — a political prisoner, an anti-apartheid revolutionary, a president — but only Nikki Finke seemed to remember him as the subject of a current biopic with awards buzz. Finke’s curious take on Mandela’s death inspired the #FinkObits hashtag. Behold:
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RIP Abraham Lincoln, who fought both vampires and racism at the box office. #FinkeObits
— Ethan Anderton (@Ethan_Anderton) December 5, 2013
RIP Ronald Reagan, whose Bedtime For Bonzo is currently being rebooted as a possible Owen Wilson vehicle. #FinkeObits
— Brian Collins (@BrianWCollins) December 5, 2013
RIP Osama Bin Laden, antagonist of the films UNITED 93 and WORLD TRADE CENTER, neither of which won Best Picture. #FinkeObits
— Drew Morton (@thecinemadoctor) December 5, 2013
R.I.P. Thai flood victims who'll miss Regency's pricey Aronofsky-directed Russell Crowe-starrer 'Noah' which opens March 8 #FinkeObits
— John August (@johnaugust) December 5, 2013
RIP Neil Armstrong, whose journey to the Moon would one day make the backstory of TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON possible #FinkeObits
— Bitter Script Reader (@BittrScrptReadr) December 5, 2013
RIP Robert F. Kennedy, title subject of Weinstein's star-studded but vastly underperforming "Bobby." #FinkeObits
— Rick Porter (@rickporter) December 5, 2013
RIP Frieda Kahlo, who despite her unibrow was still attractive enough to get Salma Hayek to play her in the film on her life. #FinkeObits
— Danny Manus (@DannyManus) December 5, 2013
RIP Albert Einstein, who's biopic I.Q. starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins. He also did some stuff with science. #FinkeObits
— Rubble44 (@KRubble44) December 6, 2013
RIP John Lennon, who couldn't "Imagine" a better movie to see this holiday season than DELIVERY MAN, starring Vince Vaughn! #FinkeObits
— My Quite (@themikewhite) December 5, 2013
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