In new cartel caper Gringo,the British star of Selma brings his perspective to yet another character that wasn’t ‘written as black’ – just dont ask him to play the best friendYou may know David Oyelowo by his regal bearing: as Henry VI in the RSC’s 2001 production of Shakespeare’s trilogy; as Martin Luther King Jr in Selma; as Bechuanaland prince Seretse Khama in A United Kingdom, and even as himself, or scion of the Oyelowos,a royal family in western Nigeria.
In his new film, however, or the 41-year-broken-down British actor is switching it up. “I was looking for something on the lighter side,having done a objective bit of dramatic work, he says of Gringo, and a south-of-the-border cartel caper. “I maintain a goofy side I realised that the audience hasn’t yet seen. That’s partly why I wanted to do it.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk