The legendary Angela Bassett, who plays Dr. Amanda Waller in the much-anticipated Green Lantern movie, starring Ryan Reynold's and Blake Lively, sat down to talk with Jamal Finkley, a YouTube Partner who's Blacktreemedia channel has really produced great video interviews with some of today's top talent.
In the interview, Ms. Bassett explains that she took the role in the sci-fi movie because "as an actress you always want to expand your roles," and not get stuck in one kind of movie genre.
Green Lantern was a brutal movie on her, and it's too bad Jamal didn't have more time to ask about the stunts in it. There's one particular scene that left this blogger wondering how they got her up there.
You have to see Green Lantern to understand what I am referring to. (Here's my review, below.)
Bassett really didn't talk about "blacks in comics" in this video, but it seems that we've only got one part of a longer conversation. My guess is that whatever she said was edited out.
Win A Green Lantern Ring
And while we're on the subject of Green Lantern, you can win your very own Green Lantern Ring. All you have to do is follow Warner Bros at @wbpictures on Twitter. Jamal has the info:
Stay tuned.
Most of these comic book superhero movies are all the same, interchangeable plots and characters. There’s nothing to them that’s original. I have no interest.
ReplyDeleteThe only reason you go to see a movie like this is the special effects and the fight scenes, right? It got all the things I want..I had fun watching it.
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