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But they have a stowaway: Jonathan Majors, who plays Lindos son, David.
How did you wind up in this movie?
It was a casting agent who connected us.
I biked down from Harlem to Brooklyn to meet him at his office.
And Im watching it, fool that I am, and I just start crying.
And then Spike tells me about the film: Delroy Lindos going to play your dad.
We shoot in Thailand.
You got a passport?
I go, What?
And they were like, What do you mean you got it?
But hes a man of his word.
I got a call about 40 hours later.
He said, Hey, youre in.
You should have dinner with a few of the guys.
So I had dinner with Delroy Lindo, Isiah Whitlock, and Norm Lewis.
David is not in the flashbacks it would have been chronologically impossible but I was there every day.
Thats the reason David joins the others in Vietnam.
[To understand what they went through].
Its directly connected to Davids relationship with his dad, Paul, Delroys character.
I was doing the gun training, the formation training.
I ripped a lot of pants.
We shot this movie on rough terrain.
Theres one scene in the movie where Im coming down a hill.
I was micd up and speaking to myself, Do not bust your ass.
David and Paul have a difficult relationship in the movie.
Im a young, anxious actor, and I called him, and he said, Lets do it.
He did a lot of August Wilson, and so did I.
What is his temperament like?We began to bond.
Its a bit complicated in the film.
Our characters are not buddy-buddy.
In part because Delroys character is a Trump voter.Yeah.
Where have you been quarantining?Im in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Youre inLovecraft Country, which is on HBO in August luckily thats already wrapped.
But what aboutThe Harder They Fall, the Western youre making with Idris Elba?Thats why Im here.
The idea is to attempt to start shooting again in August, at the latest.
I think June or July could benefit us.
Were in such an isolated place here.
So yeah, we hope to go soon.
Da 5 Bloodswas supposed to play in theaters alongside stuff likeWonder Woman 1984andFast and Furious 9before premiering on Netflix.
