Tag: John David Washington

  • Denzel Washington gave actor-son John ‘freedom to fail’

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Denzel Washington’s actor-son John David Washington has credited his dad with giving him the ‘freedom to fail’ as he embarked on a career in show business.

    When asked what he learned from his dad, John said: “The freedom to fail, to find out, flourish in that failure. In that being uncomfortable, you’ll find the greatest parts of yourself as an artist.”

    He’s about to make his Broadway debut in August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’, 12 years after his dad won a Tony Award from his role in the playwright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 work ‘Fences’, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

    Speaking at a press conference for the play, John said: “Am I nervous when [my father is] watching me on stage? I don’t know yet. Maybe. I might not even be thinking about it because I’m thinking about the notes from my director. I don’t know if I have time to be nervous about what he thinks.”

    As well as starring in ‘Fences’ on Broadway, Denzel went on to star in and direct a 2016 film version of the play which won him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

    The younger Washington will star alongside another screen star – Samuel L. Jackson in ‘The Piano Lesson’ which opens on Broadway in October.

    John is playing the role of Boy Willie which was originated by Jackson when the play was first performed back in 1987.

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Denzel Washington’s actor-son John David Washington has credited his dad with giving him the ‘freedom to fail’ as he embarked on a career in show business.

    When asked what he learned from his dad, John said: “The freedom to fail, to find out, flourish in that failure. In that being uncomfortable, you’ll find the greatest parts of yourself as an artist.”

    He’s about to make his Broadway debut in August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’, 12 years after his dad won a Tony Award from his role in the playwright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 work ‘Fences’, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

    Speaking at a press conference for the play, John said: “Am I nervous when [my father is] watching me on stage? I don’t know yet. Maybe. I might not even be thinking about it because I’m thinking about the notes from my director. I don’t know if I have time to be nervous about what he thinks.”

    As well as starring in ‘Fences’ on Broadway, Denzel went on to star in and direct a 2016 film version of the play which won him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

    The younger Washington will star alongside another screen star – Samuel L. Jackson in ‘The Piano Lesson’ which opens on Broadway in October.

    John is playing the role of Boy Willie which was originated by Jackson when the play was first performed back in 1987.

  • John David Washington to star in Gareth Edwards’ ‘True Love’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actor John David Washington is set to team up with “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” director Gareth Edwards on the upcoming science-fiction film “True Love”. The movie will mark Washington’s another outing in the genre following Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet”.

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, the plot details on the New Regency film is being kept under wraps, but it is set in the near future and is from an original idea from Edwards. Edwards, whose directing credits also include 2014’s “Godzilla”, will write and helm the project.

    “Rogue One” producer Kiri Hart will back “True Love” along with Edwards. Washington was last seen in the romantic drama “Malcolm & Marie”.

  • Zendaya addresses age gap backlash between her and ”Malcolm and Marie’ co-star John David Washington

    By ANI
    WASHINGTON:  Hollywood actor Zendaya addressed the intense backlash she has been facing for her new Netflix movie ‘Malcolm and Marie’, regarding the 12-year age difference between her and co-star John David Washington.

    According to E! News, the 24-year-old actor addressed the 12-year age gap between her and her co-star during an interview while she was promoting the Netflix movie. She stated that she thinks the controversy is because, “I’ve played a 16-year-old since I was 16.”

    Zendaya added “You have to remember, also, people grew up with me as a child”

    “It’s like watching, I guess, your younger sibling now, you know, they’re grown…So it’s hard for people to wrap around the idea that I am grown in real life. You know, even though I do play a teenager on television still,” she concluded.

    ‘Malcolm & Marie’, a black-and-white romantic drama premieres on February 5, and it’s safe to say the Oscar buzz has already begun for the film. However, some people have been very critical regarding the age gap between the 24-year-old Zendaya and her 36-year-old co-star John David Washington.