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Oprah Winfrey is "like a mother" David Oyelowo. The 69-year-old media mogul starred as the on-screen mother of David, 47, in the 2014 movie 'The Butler' and he has now admitted she has been so "supportive with advice" in the years since as he reflected on their special bond. He told People: "She's like a mother to me and has been since we did 'The Butler', where we actually played mother and son. She's just been so supportive with advice, practically speaking, spiritually speaking, emotionally speaking." The 'Silo' star went on to add that former talk show host Oprah was key to getting some of...
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Connie Nielsen is to star in 'Role Play'. The 'Wonder Woman' actress will appear alongside Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo and Bill Nighy in the Studiocanal thriller film. According to Deadline, details about Nielsen's role are as yet under wraps. The movie, which will be directed by Thomas Vincent, revolves around a married couple whose lives are transformed when secrets are revealed about each other's pasts. Cuoco and Oyelowo will portray the married pair, and Nighy will take on the part of a mysterious stranger who enters their lives. The film has been written by Seth Owen and Andrew Baldwin has...
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Billy Bob Thornton has been cast in 'Role Play'. The 66-year-old actor has joined Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo in the thriller that is being directed by Thomas Vincent. The movie revolves around a married couple whose lives are transformed when secrets are revealed about each other's pasts. Kaley and David are playing the married pair. Little is known about Billy Bob's role but insiders say he will play an important figure in the film – a mysterious stranger who encounters the couple. The film has been written by Seth Owen and Andrew Baldwin has also worked on the screenplay. Production is se...
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Pippa Bennett-Warner has joined the cast of a new murder mystery thriller. The 'Gangs of London' star will feature alongside Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell and David Oyelowo in the untitled project for Searchlight Pictures. The film is being directed by Tom George and is set in 1950s London as a desperate Hollywood movie producer hopes to turn a popular West End play into a film. When members of the production are murdered, world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Rockwell) and overzealous rookie Constable Stalker (Ronan) find themselves in the midst of a puzzling whodunit within the city's glamorous Thea...
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Alfred Molina knew that David Oyelowo would be a talented director after starring in his short film 'Big Guy'. The 67-year-old actor plays the role of Jim Bussey in David's feature directorial debut 'The Water Man' but had already been aware of the star's talent behind the camera for several years. Alfred told ComicBook.com: "Everyone's saying that this is ... they're making a big emphasis that this is David's first feature film, which, of course, is true, but he directed a short called 'Big Guy' that I was in. That was about 10 years ago now, maybe more. And that was a real eye-opener to me, ...
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David Oyelowo was inspired by Steven Spielberg as he made his directorial debut on 'The Water Man'. The 45-year-old actor both directs and stars in the drama flick and explained how he hoped to recreate Spielberg flicks such as 'The Goonies' as they sparked conversation in his family and "didn't speak down" to audiences. Asked on how 'The Water Man' came about, David told Variety: "It had two beginnings. The first for me was that I grew up loving films. I loved Steven Spielberg movies. I loved 'The Goonies' and 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'. 'Stand by Me' also had a huge impression on m...
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David Oyelowo voices a coronavirus particle in a new animated series. The 44-year-old star voices two characters in ‘Pandemica’, a series from the ONE Campaign – the global health and anti-poverty organisation co-founded by Bono – which aims to highlight the lack of coronavirus vaccines available to many of the world’s poorest countries. In one of the show’s episodes, David plays a COVID-19 particle leading an army that attacks a group of people enjoying spending time outdoors, while in another, he’s one of three mountaineers given a package containing just two vaccines. He told People magazin...
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David Oyelowo “fears for the future” of America. The ‘Come Away’ actor lives in the US and thinks there is something “deeply wrong” in the country because there is so much racial division. He said: “Something is deeply wrong over here. "This country is divided in two and there doesn’t seem to be anything gluing the two sides together. “Right now, I fear for the future of America.” The ‘Selma’ star thinks people need to do more to “compromise” and find a way forward, but he isn’t hopeful. He told Sorted magazine: “There are many over here who are calling for change and there are those who are r...
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David Oyelowo would love to “have an audience with Jesus”. The 44-year-old actor admitted his dream may sound “odd” to fellow Christians but he’d love to sit down and have a conversation with the spiritual figure about tackling daunting challenges. Asked which historical figure he’d most like to meet, he told Sorted magazine: “To Christians, my answer may sound odd. I say this because, as Christians, we feel we have Christ around us all the time. “But the truth is, if I had the opportunity, I would love to have an audience with Jesus. “He is the one man who saw things in a way I so deeply admi...
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David Oyelowo's father has died.The 44-year-old actor took to Instagram on Friday (25.09.20) to reveal that his father, known as Papa O, "passed away peacefully" earlier this week, following a battle with colon cancer.In a lengthy caption, David explained: "It is with a heavy heart that I bring the news of the passing of my BELOVED father."My brothers and I knew him as our protector, guardian, hero, encourager and our lovely Daddy. You probably knew him as @the_leaf_blower, because of his hilarious antics with that very noisy device! You wouldn't know it, but my Dad had been in a years long ba...
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