Denzel Washington 'lands Obama role'

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Denzel Washington has reportedly landed the role of Barack Obama in a new film biopic.

The 54-year-old Oscar winner, who previously expressed an interest in playing the US president, has said that he received Obama's personal endorsement for the role, reports the Daily Mail.

Washington said: "It was at the President's suggestion."

The American Gangster star recently suggested that he was too old to portray the 47-year-old politician, but now claims that there is only one thing in the way of a truly factual portrayal.

He said: "The only problem is he has bigger ears than me."