Back off high-profile, well-spoken, African-American Hollywood movie stars.  Summer blockbuster hero, Will Smith, has already called dibs on playing President Elect Barack Obama in a biopic if it were ever to be made (which it surely will someday).

It wasn’t so much as staking a claim as it was a confirmation of acceptance if Smith were ever asked to star in such a film. The story comes from the Seven Pounds premier at the Empire, Leicester Square, in London. Watch the video below:

So, what do you think? Is Will Smith the best candidate for the job of portraying America’s first black president? If not who would be?

Also, please comment on who you think could fill out the the supporting roles, i.e., Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Sarah Palin (gee, I wonder who’d get this part), Mitt Romney, etc.