The actual fights themselves are very demanding.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEImmediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.
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So you really, really have to stay supple.
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I knew him as a commercial director and thought one of his commercials was great.
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Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
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It was a real character piece.
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There’s always your initial trepidation about doing a remake, but that was alleviated by the fact that it was a prequel.
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. You have to make sure you don’t hurt or hit someone. And hit the beats, because they have five cameras
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You don’t want it to be a replica or an imitation.
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Akin is warrior or brave man
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I just said, “This is something to get on board with.”
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It’s the ones that deal with the inner fear, the unknown realms and the mysticisms that are scary.
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It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.
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I’m known for playing bad guys, so this was an interesting departure from what I’m known to play, which is a softer, more likable, affable character.
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Certainly, I look for different characters ’cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don’t like to get typecast.
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The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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