Regina King has said the response to her feature directorial debut can either “open doors or close doors for more Black female directors,” throwing into sharp relief the double standards in p…
has said the response to her feature directorial debut can either “open doors or close doors for more Black female directors,” throwing into sharp relief the double standards in place for creators of color.
“We thought we’d push it back because we didn’t know what the climate of going to theaters would be like,” said King. “And then a couple of months after the pandemic hit, [George Floyd died in police custody], and for all the producers and everyone involved, we were like, ‘This needs to come out now.
Asked whether the film’s release later this year may inform voter turnout in the U.S. presidential election, Leslie Odom Jr., who rose to acclaim after starring in the original “Hamilton” cast on Broadway and plays Sam Cooke in the film, drew parallels with the hit musical and its own political influence in 2016.
Eli Goree, who played Cassius Clay, commended King’s directing as “instrumental” in reminding the actors to find the humanity in the icons they were playing. “It’s easy to get caught up in Cassius…You have in your mind this person you saw your whole life and how they were when you saw them.”
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