It’s the ones that deal with the inner fear, the unknown realms and the mysticisms that are scary.
ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJEYou don’t want it to be a replica or an imitation.
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You don’t want it to be a replica or an imitation.
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I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.
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I want to take the helm and be a renegade cop, or something like that.
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Those films that really speak to the primal fear that we, as human beings, have about the unknown have always intrigued me.
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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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Whilst I’m still young and I still have the looks
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I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I’m looking for,
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I remember in the Carpenter version, you got acquainted with the characters and really knew them..
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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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You had that in the Carpenter version, and you have that in this prequel.
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Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
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I’d like to do a lead action role.
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He’s got to have a bit of an edge, but that would be nice.
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And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting.
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I’m of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe.
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Personally, I love Toronto.
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You want to create something fresh, original, very unique.
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It’s very important to stretch, because while it’s good to look pumped
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I’ve played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented.
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I just said, “This is something to get on board with.”
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So you really, really have to stay supple.
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What is a shame is that there isn’t stuff that is as great as ‘Oz’ on a consistent level around today.
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The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off – I’d rather stay in character.
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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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A lot of the moves are split legs, and twisting fast.
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Each actor was serviced in the movie, and we tried to do that in this movie as well.
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