Deadlinerevealed newsof the production and the casting of Skarsgard, along withStranger Thingsstar Dacre Montgomery, last month.
Thats the only person he felt like he could communicate with.
Hed listened to him every day and I sort of guide him not to kill people.
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Everybodys excited to get back to work.
Thats taken a lot time to put together, says Colman.
Its been three years of waiting, in fact.
‘Euphoria’HBO
Oh, everyones become mega stars now, he laughs.
Colman adds, Its going to be incredible storytelling.
Spielberg Collaboration
Euphoriasfollowed bySteven Spielbergs new, as yet untitled, new movie.
I cant tell you anything, he says as Im about to open my mouth.
I will tell you this, he decides.
I finished reading the script and I bawled.
I thought it was one of the most beautiful scripts about our humanity.
Thats what Ill tell you.
Of course, I push for more.
From whats out there in the world, it is an untitled sci-fi experience.
Are you an astronaut, I speculate?
You never know, he says chuckling.
Shakespeare was into the stars and the moon, as well.
Thats exactly why I chose that monologue to start, he agrees.
That is the key.
Hes holding onto hope and art, adds Domingo.
Were saying, No, Im liberated from that, every single day.
Every step of our being is in defiance of the way the world is set up for us.'
Im like, No!
Im a Black man in the world.
I know how this man feels.
I needed to lift the mask off of Colman and pour him fully into this.
I wasnt allowed to do that withRustin; I had to build a character.
Hes holding back tears now as he talks about his role in the film.
Its me with all my fears, he continues.
Awards Trail
Domingos one of the few professional actors inSing Sing, along withSound of MetalsPaul Raci.
Domingo says hell return to London for the London Film Critics Circle Awards and the BAFTAs.
He has the Critics Choice and SAG Awards upcoming in LA as well.
The irony of that is devastating because Divine G doesnt know how to gethimselfoutta that place.
How did he hold it back, I ask?
I said to myself to hold it back, responds Domingo.
I know that character.
I know that very clearly.
I will just do what I need to do.
But does he get angry, I ask?
I get frustrated like everybody else, and at some point.
I can only take so much.
You always venture to take stock, but at some point, you want to lose your whole mind.
But I think that Im a very measured person because thats the way I am, he says flatly.
There are great men he greatly admires.
You know what, though?
Colman Domingos having the last laugh on those who ever doubted him.
Hell be on the Gus Van Sant movie set this weekend; hes gotEuphoria, the Spielberg picture.
Theres theNat King Cole Biopiches setting up to star in and direct next year.
He was filmingThe Running Manat Leavesden Studios until last weekend.
Edgar Wrightchosehim for that.
And later this year, hell be seen portraying Joe Jackson, Michael Jacksons father, in Antoine FuquasMichael.
He wants it to be something special and impactful and allows to have fun.
Oh, and Domingo, the red carpet maestro, is a house ambassador with Valentino now.
[Creative director] Alessandra Michele has been creating custom pieces for me to wear, he says.
Doors once closed have been flung open all over the place for Colman Domingo, I say.
He concedes that in a funny way, youre right.
I guess Im having a bit of a last laugh.
I represent all of those actors and artists, he says, emotion building.
I did not know that this was available to me.
Last month he had a conversation with his team as he considered his next move.
I thought, well, I want to have even more impact.
And I woke up and I thought, Well, I think the word is mogul!
Mogul is a good word, I say, guffawing at the audacity of it all.
I tell you why, he says.
I feel like its about having impact with many industries.
And by being a mogul, I can actually do that.
Thats bigger than just being an artist.
I can tell financiers what to do with their money and what will make an impact.
It absolutely would not have been made, he concurs.
Youre like, How can you have people with their lived experience not benefiting?
So, everyone got paid the same.
Including me, he replies.
But I had to agree to it.
I remember I brought this up to my team, and they were unsure.
I said, I think this makes sense.
Were going to make this as a collective and as a collective, we should all benefit from it.
That means were all taking a chance.
If it fails, if it doesnt gain anyone one cent, thats all fine.
We all did this because we want to do this.
We felt this story matters.
That means that person whos cleaning the toilet gets paid the same amount of money as I do.
They were paid a daily rate, though he cant recall how much.
Lets say it was $600.
You have this amount of points per days youve worked compared to that person.
Essentially, their share of any profit would be aligned to how many days they had accrued.
But, pretty much, its as democratic as Ive ever seen.
Were bucking the system and the trend, and fellow producers did not want to acknowledge that.
Anytime Im in New York, I bring people together.
Its just we have to find the way, find our colleagues and financiers, and build it ourselves.
Then we sell it.
Thats what weve done with my last two films.Sing Singwe sold to A24 andIts Whats Insideto Netflix.
For me, it has to start with the individuals and the individual production companies.
I believe thats what me and my colleagues believe because were the ones willing to take the chances.
Now lets figure it out and lets be smart.
We cant just be the creatives.
I believe that we can be the studios.
Youve got to be the mover and the shaker, and youve got to be the numbers guy too.
He doesnt know what hes going to find when he arrives back in an LA devastated by wildfires.
He knows from Raul that his house in North Malibu is intact, but it got the smoke.
What its brought out is the fact that we look after each other immediately.
I said, Lets put them in my house, and Raul got it cleaned up and everything else.
This is what we do as a community he reasons.
This is what we do at our best.
