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John Boyega and Denzel Washington’s son are in the running to play Levi Roots. The ‘Star Wars’ actor, 31, and ‘Tenet’ star John David Washington, 38, are part of the shortlist of stars wanted for the role of the British-Jamaican entrepreneur, 65, who went from musician to the founder of Reggae Reggae Sauce, which was backed on the BBC’s ‘Dragons' Den’ series. Levi said on BBC Radio 2 about his upcoming biopic: “I’ve just been sent the list (of actors), which is getting so exciting. “We’ve now got a director and I've been sent a list of some absolutely amazing actors to play me. “I would love f...
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Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington have reportedly been cast in the Netflix adaptation of ‘The Piano Lesson’. The ‘Pulp Fiction’ star, 74, and the ‘Tenant’ star, 38, are to reprise their roles in the August Wilson play that they originated on Broadway. According to Variety, The pair will join a star-studded cast including Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts and Corey Hawkins. The story is “set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson follows the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family pi...
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August Wilson, widely considered one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th Century, was the bard of the black experience. Wilson’s play The Piano Lesson, part of his American Century Cycle, with one play representing each decade of the African-American experience, is set in 1953. An engaging revival of the 1990 play, which is directed by LaTanya Richardson Jackson, is now heating up Broadway, telling the tale of generational trauma through the Charles family’s fighting over a haunted piano. Bernice (Danielle Brooks) fights with brother Willie Boy (John David Washington, son of Denze...
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Margot Robbie sent David O. Russell to sleep while filming 'Amsterdam'. The 32-year-old actress portrays nurse Valerie Voze in the director's new period mystery and she told how he asked her to read a lengthy passage of dialogue and to make her tone as "relaxed" as possible. When Margot saw the filmmaker was nodding off, she asked if she needed to add "more energy" - but David insisted she was reading exactly how he wanted, and then fell asleep completely. She recalled to BBC Radio 1: “One day he made me come in to read, like, 40 pages of dialogue. "I start to read and he says, ‘No, no, no. Mo...
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John David Washington enjoyed the camaraderie with his 'Amsterdam' co-stars. The 38-year-old actor stars in the period comedy thriller alongside Christian Bale and Margot Robbie and felt that he could take more risks on the project as there were "no egos" on the set of David O. Russell's movie. Speaking to Collider, John said: "Just from the performance perspective, the bedrock of this set was one of humility and optimism. So it was an easy way in when we were starting with love and respect for one another. "There were no egos that I felt on the set, so that made it easier to let your guard do...
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Christian Bale's daughter was shocked after he performed with Taylor Swift. The 48-year-old actor filmed a scene with Taylor for new movie 'Amsterdam', in which their characters sing together, and Christian couldn't wait to tell his kids about it. He told The Hollywood Reporter: "That was a real nice surprise, and I actually didn’t tell anybody about that until afterwards. I went to my daughter and said, ‘You know who I sang with today? Taylor Swift.’ And she was like, ‘Wait, what? Why would you be doing that?' "It was a very funny scene, actually, because J.D. [John David Washington] and myse...
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Christian Bale avoided Chris Rock on the set of 'Amsterdam' because he was too "bloody funny". The 48-year-old actor is known for his method acting on set, but he struggled to get into character while make David O. Russell's new movie because his co-star kept making him laugh. He told IndieWire: "I remember his first day, I was excited to meet him, I’m a big fan of his standup. Then he arrives, and he’s doing some things… "David [O. Russell] told him to tell me some stories that I didn’t know he was gonna tell me, which is the way David works often. And I was loving it. "But Chris is so bloody...
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Margot Robbie forged a close bond with John David Washington on the set of 'Amsterdam'. The pair are part of the all-star cast for David O. Russell's film and revealed that they struck up a close relationship as it was the first time they had worked under the 'American Hustle' filmmaker. Margot, 32, told The Hollywood Reporter at the movie's premiere: "We immediately kind of clung to each other, like, 'OK, are you scared? Because I'm scared. Ah! What do we do? "Then, you dive in headfirst and you have the time of your life, and Christian (Bale's) going like, 'Don't worry. It's always like this...
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Denzel Washington's son John David Washington has credited his famous father with giving him the "freedom to fail" as he embarked on an acting career. The Oscar-winner's 38-year-old son is a former professional football player but gave up his sporting dreams to follow his dad to Hollywood with a role in TV drama 'Ballers' before landing parts in movies such as 'BlacKkKlansman' and 'Tenet' - and he's now revealed Denzel taught him how to deal with rejection. When asked what he learned from his dad, John replied: "The freedom to fail, to find out, flourish in that failure. In that being uncomfor...
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John David Washington is often confused when it comes to his movies. The 'Tenet' actor admits that he was baffled by Christopher Nolan's film and regularly feels that he doesn't fully grasp a project until it has been released. John told The I newspaper: "Honestly, the way I work, I never understand any of the scripts I work on at first sight. "Or I have this false sense of understanding. I never feel like I understand the movie until maybe a year later, or when the movie comes out." The 'BlacKkKlansman' actor is currently starring in 'Beckett', in which he plays an American tourist in Greece ...
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