Why’d you wanna go and put stars in their eyes? No. 12: Simon Webbe

Written by: gary ogden

 

EEEE MEEE GEEED, SEEMUN WAAARRB IS SEEE HEEEET!!!  Or something along those lines.  Someone might have said at some point.  Either way, this week we’re looking at Simon Webbe for our ‘Bet you didn’t know they were in this’ Monday.

Simon Webbe was in Blue. You know, with Lee, Duncan and Anthony.  Here’s a reminder:

 

 

Blue were actually really good and we’re quite looking forward to their upcoming reunion.  But if they split in 2005, what was old Webbe-head up to in the interim?  Well, he released two rather good solo albums and even did the theme tune for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, as well as trying his hand at a bit of acting.  Which is the reason why we’re here of course.

The exact reason is Rollin’ With the Nines - a bloody well good* gangster movie about a rap group called ‘Time Served’ who get all mixed up with drug dealers and what-not.  Simon Webbe plays ‘Too Fine’ -- the person that sparks off the whole sorry affair.  We won’t say why though because it’ll ruin it.  Unless you want us to ruin it?  Do you?  If you do, don’t read the next bit:

 

***HE DIES***

 

You can carry on reading now (but don’t look up).  Simon Webbe isn’t the only recognisable face in Rollin’ With the Nines though -- you’ve got Rodney P, Kano, Dizzee Rascal, Ashheeellleeeeen from Big Brother and even Rhino from Gladiators.  Yep, they’re all in it.

If you want to see a clip of Simon in action, tough.  But if you want to see a trailer for Rollin’ With the Nines, then look no further than below:

 

 

Strange Casting Quotient: 5/10 -- Webbe’s no stranger to urban music, as was demonstrated by his arse-clench of a ‘rap’ at the 2007 MOBO awards.

 

*We haven’t actually seen it so we might be wrong.

 

Tags: Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, Blue, Dizzee Rascal, Kano, Rodney P, simon webbe
Posted in Film & TV |