Out of all the greatest athletes in history, perhaps Michael Jordan would be the most difficult to do a biopic about. First of all, the man is a former NBA star and extremely tall for a regular human. Finding somebody who is a great actor, kind of looks like MJ and is about the same height will be very difficult.

But there is one actor who flat out asked Michael if he could play his role in a biopic, but Michael Jordan confessed he is still not ready for getting his own biopic. Usually, these types of movies happen when the person is already very old and has already passed on. Jordan is still very much alive and he is still writing his own story as the owner of the Charlotte Hornets and his very own NASCAR team.

Who is the actor that asked to play Michael Jordan?

During one of the most recent episodes of ‘Sneaker Shopping’ for Complex, English actor Idris Elba confessed how it all happened. “I even said to him one time, ‘I want to play you,'” Elba said to host Joe La Puma. “He was like, ‘Hm, I’m not ready yet.’ That’s what he said, ‘I’m not ready yet.’ … I was dead serious.

“In my head, playing Jordan wouldn’t be about playing the basketball player; it was about the businessman. He is a very astute businessman, really smart. And his work as a philanthropist is unspoken, but people don’t understand the work. He cares; he does a lot of work. So that’s where I was hinting at. I wanna play Jordan – I’m doing that. He was like, ‘Ah, I’m not ready for that story yet.'”

If not Idris Elba, then who could play Michael Jordan?

As we’ve said, finding the ideal actor to play Michael Jordan will very difficult but casting companies exist for this reason. Just take a look at the amazing cast assembled for HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ series about Los Angeles Lakers. They have arguably one of the best sports shows in history with historical figures and found incredible actors to play the parts.

But if Michael Jordan says he is not ready to get his own biopic, then we should just sit tight and wait for him to green light it. The right actor for the role is definitely out there, he is possibly not even famous yet.