Like many film fans, Thompson was blown away by her “Creed III” costar’s role in “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” Four years later, she’s still hitting the festival for inspiration.
The director and star also told IndieWire about the importance of ASL to the father-daughter relationship in the franchise’s third installment.
As the actress readies to move into the director’s chair, she tells IndieWire what inspired her about watching long-time co-star Michael B. Jordan take over directing the boxing franchise.
From “Dragon Ball Z” to “Naruto,” the first-time director tells IndieWire how his approach to visual storytelling was influenced by Japanese anime series.
“I feel really good, personally, about where we got to,” Thompson said of playing bisexual hero Valkyrie.
Taika Waititi’s “wacky” MCU installment premieres July 8.
Cinematographer Eduard Grau discusses how he used the film’s black and white footage to explore the emotions Tessa Thompson’s character doesn’t overtly express.
“Not often do you get to see portraits that are just exploratory,” said Thompson. “I don’t think we’ve been given that freedom.”
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Thompson dived into researching the 1950s world created by director Eugene Ashe, especially how Black women were perceived in media.
Eugene Ashe resurrects the old-fashioned Hollywood melodrama for the kind of Black love story that it was never allowed to tell.
The Amazon Prime release hopes to be the romantic hit of the Christmas streaming season.
