For “Malcolm and Marie” star John David Washington, he knew there would be no problem exploring the emotional depths of a fraught relationship on-screen with Zendaya once the two stars realized they had a shared interest: an acceptance of Beyoncé as the greatest artist of all time.
“That was our common ground,” Washington says in a new interview with Gold Derby. “Beyoncé really was the glue. All of the chemistry you spoke of, we have to credit ‘Lemonade.’”
Set in the wee hours of the morning, when a first-time filmmaker (Washington) and a struggling actress (Zendaya) untangle the truths about their long-time relationship while also debating the merits of film criticism and what counts as authenticity in art, “Malcolm and Marie” began its life last summer during coronavirus quarantine. That’s when Sam Levinson, a breakout filmmaker behind HBO’s “Euphoria,” called Washington with the idea of the film and...
“That was our common ground,” Washington says in a new interview with Gold Derby. “Beyoncé really was the glue. All of the chemistry you spoke of, we have to credit ‘Lemonade.’”
Set in the wee hours of the morning, when a first-time filmmaker (Washington) and a struggling actress (Zendaya) untangle the truths about their long-time relationship while also debating the merits of film criticism and what counts as authenticity in art, “Malcolm and Marie” began its life last summer during coronavirus quarantine. That’s when Sam Levinson, a breakout filmmaker behind HBO’s “Euphoria,” called Washington with the idea of the film and...
- 1/22/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
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