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The “American Crime” cre- her], and she was available.” have a problem with that, and I At the end of the day, Ridley The erotic drama intensifies in t’s already being hailed as an ator also had plenty of wonderful Pinto’s casting in the lead fe- hope that they do because that achieved what he set out to do, the second film of the “Fifty Emmy heavyweight, and it’s not things to say about the actress in a male role hasn’t been without its problem is also part of the story something he’s become known Shades” series. After breaking Ihard to see why. “Guerrilla” phone interview with Greg Brax- detractors, however, with some we’re telling.” for: starting a conversation. He did up with Christian (Dornan) shines a light on a revolutionary ton in April. saying “Guerrilla” doesn’t feature Even Farrukh Dhondy, an Indi- so with “12 Years a Slave,” he’s due to his unconventional time in the United Kingdom’s his- “In addition to being a very tal- enough black women as headlin- an-born member of the British continued to do so with ABC’s ideas about love and desire, tory, when the British Black Pan- ented person, Freida is also very ing characters. Ridley, for his part, Black Panthers who was at “The “American Crime” and now he’s Ana (Dakota Johnson) lands a thers were a driving force in the passionate,” he said. “I knew she has remained steadfast in his Frontline” in the ‘70s, offered a done so with “Guerrilla.” job at a publishing company pursuit of racial equality, and does had spent time working with ac- choice to include her. comment on the alleged “black “I think it’s a solid piece of sto- as editor Jack Hyde’s (Eric so with a strong cast and an ac- tivist causes and working with un- “Part of what we are saying is erasure” by Ridley. “I don’t under- rytelling, and I hope it will mark the Johnson) assistant. When she claimed writer and director. A new derprivileged children all over the that a white person walking down stand because we are not the BBC, beginning of a cycle of these kinds agrees to give Christian anoth- episode of “Guerrilla,” the six-epi- world. She had a way of speaking the street at this time would look we don’t need to tick boxes,” he of stories of people of color and er chance, he admits that he’s sode miniseries from Academy with passion, but without anger. at [Jas and Marcus] and say, ‘Oh, told the Radio Times. “Ticking box- their experiences, whether docu- in the process of buying the Award winner John Ridley (“12 She’s a great actress and a great those blacks,’” he said in an inter- es on gender and race is not what mentaries or fictional narratives,” publishing company, and that Years a Slave,” 2013), airs Sunday, partner. ... ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ view with the Observer. “To the John Ridley set out to do. He set Ridley told the Observer. “This isn’t he’s worried about Jack’s in- May 7, on Showtime. was a phenomenal first film, and it outside world, they’re both black, out to capture a piece of history, just black history — it’s British his- tentions towards Ana. Howev- Based loosely on true events, was a role based on her emotion but the reality is that they are a and it is completely legitimate that tory, and it needs to be told.” the series is set in 1970s London, er, it’s the skeletons in Chris- and her God-given good looks. For mixed-race couple. Their love and an Asian woman would be in- Catch a new episode of “Guer- England, and follows Jas (Freida tian’s closet that begin to actors of color, particularly female commitment is a big part of the volved. I was a leading male, I was rilla,” airing Sunday, May 7, on on Pinto, “Slumdog Millionaire,” threaten their fledgling 2008) and Marcus (Babou Ceesay, actors of color, it can be hard to show because they have to fight a member of the central core, Showtime. relationship. “A.D. The Bible Continues”), Director: James Foley. Stars: young lovers with strong political Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dor- opinions, but no follow-through nan, Eric Johnson, Eloise on their ideals. That changed in Mumford, Rita Ora, Luke the first episode of “Guerrilla,” Grimes. 2017. 118 min. when a friend was killed by police, Drama. and the pair became active revolutionaries. “I’ve never been able to play A Fantastic Fear of somebody like this — I’ve never Everything been given the chance,” Pinto said Children’s author Jack (Pegg) of her character at a press stop last has become rather obsessed month. “This is the kind of role with serial killers, and the at- that actors live for. You can play large presence of the Hanoi characters that are good, but don’t Handshake Killer has him on always show your range. I’ve al- edge. When a last-minute ways known that if you give me meeting with a film executive the chance, I’ll show you what I about some of Jack’s scripts can do. I am so blessed that John puts him into a bit of a panic, saw in me the passion and the drive I have.” he ends up in a laundromat “I connect with [Jas], I felt pro- with a kitchen knife super- tected by her,” she added. “Jas has glued to his hand . her passion in the right place, as Directors: Crispian Mills, Chris well as this hunger to put every- Hopewell. Stars: Simon Pegg, thing that is within her out in the Alan Drake, Clare Higgins, Paul world. But she lacks strategy and Freeman. 2012. 100 min. direction. I come from a very au- Comedy. thentic but not harmful place, but I am also driven by extreme passion.” Pinto has been lauded for her performance thus far, with the likes of Deadline’s Dominic Patten calling her “excellent” and the Hollywood Reporter’s Tim Good- man saying she’s “convincingly fierce as she becomes more radic- alised, but her evolution is believ- able at every turn, less superhero than determined activist.” As the Dakota Johnson and conclusion of the miniseries nears, Jamie Dornan in “Fifty she just continues to get better Babou Ceesay as seen in “Guerrilla” Shades Darker” and better. 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