Tag: Jack McBrayer

Trump Is ‘The Mule’ From The Foundation Series



by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

I have repeatedly ranted about this off and on since Trump became president, but the fact remains — the “Network” of the Trump Era is waiting to be made in the guise of “The Mule” portion of The Foundation Saga.

The perfect person to play The Mule, of course, is 30 Rock’s Jack McBrayer. If it was a movie and it was written well enough, McBrayer would easily win an Oscar for his performance given what would happen to him at the end of the movie. (Though, I guess you could stretch the whole thing out to at least two movies if you really thought about it.)

Now, I’m well aware that Apple+ is working on adapting The Foundation Saga, so it could be that they effort is ultimately how The Mule will come to be seen by a larger audience. It would be too bad, however, if it wasn’t made into a movie. The Mule is so much like Trump that I think audiences would really love it. It would be an ideal way to address the Trump Era in a non-preachy manner.

But what do I know. No one listens to me.

Jack McBrayer IS Foundation’s ‘The Mule’ — A Brief Summary Of The Plot Of A Movie That Would Win Him An Oscar

By Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

The more I think about it, the more it makes total sense that Jack McBrayer could probably win an Oscar if he played The Mule character as written about in The Foundation series.

The Mule in the series is introduced as something of a goof. Only later do we learn who he really is and the power that he has. So, if I was writing the screenplay for Jack McBrayer, I would break it down like this:

Act I

We introduce The Plan and how it’s supposed to save humanity from 10,000 years of darkness. We introduce the four (if I remember correctly) people who will ultimate race around the galaxy looking for The Mule’s home planet. (I’m too lazy to look the plot of the novels up and this just gives you a general sense of what to do with it, anyway.) At the end of the first act, The Mule’s forces storm Terminous and we’re kicked into the second act’s special world.

Act II

In this act, our four core group of people race around the galaxy, hoping to understand The Mule and as such bring him down. Lots of cool shit happens and we’re introduce to the world of The Foundation (which, of course, unfortunately Star Wars stole huge chunks from.)

At the end of this act, we learn who The Mule is and “all is lost.”

Act III

In this act, we see the Oscar-winning aspect of The Mule character for Jack McBrayer. All along he’s been this goofy-happy guy and in the last act the audience learns he’s actually really evil. And, what’s more, you have the Trump allegory in there as well (if you read exactly what I’m summarizing.)

We have our climax, The Mule is defeated and we leave the door open for a sequel.

The Foundation’s ‘Mule’ As The Role Of A Lifetime For Jack McBrayer

by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls

I’m hard at work on a novel and it’s not like I’m going to get the rights to The Foundation Series out of the blue, but I would like to note in passing something about Jack McBrayer.

He should get the rights to The Mule portion of The Foundation Books, write a screenplay inspired by it and pitch himself as the title role in a movie I would imagine being titled The Foundation Series: The Mule.

If you don’t understand why he’s perfect for this role and how powerful he could be as The Mule in the context of the Trump Era, well, I suggest you look into it.

You might be pleasantly surprised by what you find.