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Leslie Odom Jr. wants his children to do what they are "passionate about". The 'Hamilton' star, 42, would much rather his son Able Phineas and daughter Lucille Ruby follow their own career dreams than follow him and his actress wife, Nicolette Kloe Robinson, 35, into the arts. He told Parade magazine: "They're both way better than I was at their age. But I have to say, I hope I'm raising a little journalist and a little doctor. For Nicolette and I, this is our chosen vocation. I would be very, very happy if my kids decided to do something else. I just want them to find something they're passio...
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Leslie Odom Jr. pitched character ideas to director Rian Johnson for 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'. The 41-year-old actor stars in the murder mystery sequel as scientist Lionel Toussaint and explained how he brought "thoughts to the table" regarding his alter ego while on set. Leslie told IndieWire: "I didn't want to overstep or bombard Rian with silly ideas of my own, but I did want to bring some thoughts to the table about what I might be able to bring to Lionel that could be worthy of holding the frame." The 'One Night in Miami...' actor praised the filmmaker for the "respect" he show...
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Leslie Odom Jr. would jump at the chance to return to 'The Sopranos' universe. The 41-year-old star played the role of Harold McBrayer in 'The Many Saints of Newark' – a prequel to the hit TV series – and would relish the opportunity to work with creator David Chase and director Alan Taylor again. Asked about the prospect of another 'Sopranos' film, Leslie told IndieWire: "Oh, wow. Are you kidding me? "David Chase, that's a phone call, like, if he (texts), 'Hey, Leslie, will you...,' and those three blue dots show up? Yes (is) the answer. He's getting a yes before (he even asks). Nobody writes...
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Rian Johnson has revealed the title of the 'Knives Out' sequel. The new movie will be titled 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' and is slated for release on Netflix in late 2022. Daniel Craig reprises his role as Detective Benoit Blanc in the sequel with a cast that includes Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista. The new flick sees Blanc travel to Greece to solve a mystery involving a new cast of colourful suspects. Rian will direct and has written the script. He is also producing with Ram Bergman for their T...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr. reunited to open the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday (28.02.22). The 'Hamilton' stars came together following a cold opener of the ceremony's famous 'I Am An Actor' segment to introduce the star-studded event from Santa Monica's Barker Hangar. The trio were seated together and began joking about who should speak first as they complemented one another on their successes, before they were interrupted by the sounds of an orchestra. Lin-Manuel asked: “Are they playing us off?” The actors then headed to the stage, where they noticed th...
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Brian Cox delivered a powerful speech supporting Ukraine on stage at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday (27.02.22). The 75-year-old actor took the mic at Santa Monica's Barker Hangar when he and his 'Succession' co-stars accepted the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series award and used his time in the spotlight to highlight the plight of fellow performers in the country, and to praise the country's president, former actor Volodymyr Zelensky, after Russia launched an invasion of the country. He said: “The thing that’s really distressed me is what’s happening in Ru...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda says that the Disney+ release of ‘Hamilton’ has "amplified" Broadway ticket sales. The 41-year-old composer has shared his delight that the streaming service’s version of the musical - which featured the original cast members, including Lin-Manuel, Leslie Odom Jr, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Daveed Diggs - has “amplified” the desire to see the hip-hop operetta about the life and death of Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary of the United States. The 'tick, tick...Boom!' director told 'CNBC': “It forever demolishes the idea that a beautifully shot version of your ...
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Jamie Lee Curtis wants to voice the devil in the 'Exorcist' reboot. The 63-year-old actress is keen to reteam with her 'Halloween Kills' director David Gordon Green on his upcoming horror trilogy - which will star the likes of Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn - and she's particularly keen to portray the demon, which in the 1973 original was voiced by Mercedes McCambridge as she possessed Linda Blair's young character Regan. She said: "Maybe I should be the voice of the devil like Mercedes McCambridge. "You see, if David gives me a part in the new Exorcist trilogy as the voice of the devil, th...
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Leslie Odom Jr. wasn't put off appearing in the 'Sopranos' movie, despite the mob show's notoriety for racist remarks, because it shows "the truth". The 'Hamilton' star is set to star as Harold McBrayer in the upcoming prequel flick 'The Many Saints of Newark', and he has insisted he had the utmost faith the upcoming American crime drama's writer, David Chase, to show the stark reality of racism in play. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Leslie said: "We’ve had years of watching Mob stories malign us in that way. So I’ve learned to look past that, if it’s [about] the truth of the me...
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Leslie Odom Jr. wants to teach his kids “how to be in a relationship”. The 39-year-old actor is father to Lucille, four, and Able, four months, and said the most important life lesson he wants to teach them is how to “make a friend” and build on that relationship. He said: "Before I became a parent, I thought I'd better start making a list of all the things that I want to teach them. How do you remember all of the things that you want to teach your kids? “I think you're lucky if your kids remember three to five things that you say. I think you need to pick the three to five things that are mos...
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