Flea wants to play Popeye on the big screen

Flea, of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, takes in a Dodgers playoff game. [📷 : USA TODAY/Jayne Kamin-Oncea]

After appearing as a bounty hunter in the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+, it seems the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers already has an idea for his next role:

If you’ve ever seen it, Popeye was originally released in 1980, directed by Robert Altman and starring Robin Williams in the title role. But I think Flea would give him a good run for the money in the role.

Flea second career as an actor has seen him make appearances in movies such as The Big Lebowski, Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas, Back To The Future, and many others…