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Actor Michael B. Jordan has become more powerful in Hollywood than he’s ever been, after star turns in critical and commercial successes like “Creed” and “Black Panther.” Both directed by pal Ryan Coogler, theirs is a relationship that began with the critically-acclaimed drama “Fruitvale Station,” a fictionalized account of the true story of 22-year-old Oscar Grant III who was fatally shot on New Year’s Day 2009 by a transit officer. And since playing Grant, Jordan said, to his exasperation, that he’s been inundated with biopics on other black public figures.
Speaking Saturday at the 2019 Produced By conference, where he was speaking as part of a panel titled “Content With a Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms,” Jordan said that just about every script that tells a story centered on “every historical black figure has come across my desk.”
And while he’s certainly not complaining about the opportunities,...
Speaking Saturday at the 2019 Produced By conference, where he was speaking as part of a panel titled “Content With a Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms,” Jordan said that just about every script that tells a story centered on “every historical black figure has come across my desk.”
And while he’s certainly not complaining about the opportunities,...
- 6/9/2019
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
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Making inclusive movies is organic for Black Panther and Creed II star Michael B. Jordan.
“It’s natural for me. Long before the word inclusion became a thing,” said the actor on developing movies at his new Outlier Society production company this afternoon during the Produced By session titled “Content With a Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms.”
“I don’t want it to be just a Black film, but a high caliber piece of work that people don’t see that often,” Jordan explained.
Since his breakout role in Ryan Coogler’s 2013 drama Fruitvale Station, Jordan said that scripts revolving around “every historical black figure have come across my desk.”
“As much as I would love to play all of them, I can’t,” he said.
Jordan and his President of Production Development, Alana Mayo, who was also present on the panel, expounded on their decision-making process when...
“It’s natural for me. Long before the word inclusion became a thing,” said the actor on developing movies at his new Outlier Society production company this afternoon during the Produced By session titled “Content With a Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms.”
“I don’t want it to be just a Black film, but a high caliber piece of work that people don’t see that often,” Jordan explained.
Since his breakout role in Ryan Coogler’s 2013 drama Fruitvale Station, Jordan said that scripts revolving around “every historical black figure have come across my desk.”
“As much as I would love to play all of them, I can’t,” he said.
Jordan and his President of Production Development, Alana Mayo, who was also present on the panel, expounded on their decision-making process when...
- 6/9/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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Actor Michael B. Jordan says that ever since starring in the 2013 drama “Fruitvale Station,” various projects centered on just about “every historical black figure has come across my desk.”
“As much as I would love to play all of them, I can’t,” he said Saturday at the 2019 Produced By conference, where he was speaking as part of the panel “Content With a Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms.”
Jordan received rave reviews in 2009’s “Fruitvale Station,” the film based on real events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young black man who was killed by a police officer at the Fruitvale district station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) system in Oakland. RogertEbert.com called Jordan’s performance “brilliant.”
Also Read: 'Black Panther' Stars Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan Portraits (Exclusive Photos)
The “Creed II” actor was responding to a question posed...
“As much as I would love to play all of them, I can’t,” he said Saturday at the 2019 Produced By conference, where he was speaking as part of the panel “Content With a Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms.”
Jordan received rave reviews in 2009’s “Fruitvale Station,” the film based on real events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young black man who was killed by a police officer at the Fruitvale district station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) system in Oakland. RogertEbert.com called Jordan’s performance “brilliant.”
Also Read: 'Black Panther' Stars Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan Portraits (Exclusive Photos)
The “Creed II” actor was responding to a question posed...
- 6/8/2019
- by Matt Lopez
- The Wrap
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Michael B. Jordan addressed how he goes about choosing projects with socially impactful messages during the Produced By conference in Los Angeles on Saturday.
“Starting in front of the camera, from the actor’s perspective, it’s all about the heart. It’s about wanting to create bodies of work and tell stories that will make people go home and think thoughts that will weigh heavily on their heart.”
Jordan was speaking as part of the panel “Content With A Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms.” The other panelists were: Alana Mayo, president of production and development for Jordan’s Outlier Society Productions; Bonnie Abaunza, founder of Abaunza Group; writer, producer, and director Scott Z. Burns; and Shivani Rawat, founder and CEO of ShivHans Pictures.
Echoing Jordan’s comments, Mayo said that there is a “sense of personal responsibility” she and Jordan feel when deciding on what kinds of...
“Starting in front of the camera, from the actor’s perspective, it’s all about the heart. It’s about wanting to create bodies of work and tell stories that will make people go home and think thoughts that will weigh heavily on their heart.”
Jordan was speaking as part of the panel “Content With A Conscience: Social Impact Entertainment Across All Platforms.” The other panelists were: Alana Mayo, president of production and development for Jordan’s Outlier Society Productions; Bonnie Abaunza, founder of Abaunza Group; writer, producer, and director Scott Z. Burns; and Shivani Rawat, founder and CEO of ShivHans Pictures.
Echoing Jordan’s comments, Mayo said that there is a “sense of personal responsibility” she and Jordan feel when deciding on what kinds of...
- 6/8/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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