We spoke w/ marquiscookk & calebmclaughlin about ShootingStars, embodying LeBron James, and the final season of StrangerThings.
Shooting Stars, from director Chris Robinson and based on the book by LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger, tells the inspiring story of how a young LeBron James and his childhood best friends Lil Dru , Willie McGee and Sian Cotton turned a love of basketball into a life-changing opportunity for themselves and their families.
MARQUIS “MOOKIE” COOK: The scariest thing, for me, was just not wanting to do bad. That was the only thing, for myself. I couldn't care less, what anyone else is gonna say about it.COOK: I try to catch my breath because sometimes I’ll just be too much in my thoughts and be over thinking. I just try to breathe a couple of times, inhale and relax. Before the first meeting, my armpits were sweating and my hands were all wet. I’m smooth now.
McLAUGHLIN: Just believing in himself and ignoring the haters. Of course, the people that support you always motivate you, but motivation is in moments. It’s about discipline and confidence. He had to know for himself that he could do it. There was no one else on the court, but him, making those shots and making those plays. He had to be good at his craft, practice, and stay true to who he was, and everything would be good for him.
COOK: Man, that’s a great question. When you’re new to something and it’s your first time doing it, you just wanna do your best at it. I wanted to surpass what everyone thought it was gonna be. That’s ultimately what drove me. I wanted to kill it. This was my first time ever acting. The first time you do anything, you just wanna do your best at it. I didn’t think too much about what other people were gonna think. I just put the pressure on myself, and not necessarily from the outside.
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