"I've always loved emulating some of the old crooners, like Bobby Darin and Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin," Marsden told the New York Post this week. "I always thought there were so many interesting stories of Frank Sinatra's life that could be played.

James Marsden explained why he wants to bring Frank Sinatra's life to the screen in a musical biopic like 'Ray.'

Marsden was most recently seen in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, in which he portrayed the blue speedster’s human accomplice Tom Wachowski. The movie follows Sonic (Ben Schwartz), Tom (Marsden), Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) and Knuckles (Idris Elba) as they try to stop the powerful Shadow (Keanu Reeves) from destroying the world.

James Marsden is open to playing Frank Sinatra in a biopic, like Timothée Chalamet's portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown or Jamie Foxx's portrayal of Ray Charles in 2004's Ray.

James Marsden shared why he hopes to play Frank Sinatra one day and his interest in biopics in a new interview.

I just think there’s so many stories that could be told about that man – some of the really tortured and darker stories, and some uplifting ones as well,” said James Marsden.

James Marsden wants to portray Frank Sinatra in a biopic similar to Jamie Foxx's Ray Charles movie 'Ray'.