ad 'This is not a famous battle,' Ethan Hawke said of Showtime’s TheGoodLordBird, 'there’s so many stories that get shoved down our throats, and this one is essential to understanding our nation, who we are, who we have been, and what the truth is”
, which is one of my top three favorite movies now. When I got to Virgina I went on numerous tours of the state, I visited slave holding cells, salve trails, a lot of museums. It gave me a lot of background history which fulfilled my spirit and allowed me to transfer all of that into my portrayal of Onion. In my short career so far, which I hope is much longer, it was the most fun I’ve had researching a project.
For Daveed Diggs, who is no stranger to genre and tonal-defying explorations of race in America through his work in, the chance to work with Ethan Hawke was hard to say no to. The fact that he would be playing American icon Frederick Douglas came second to sharing in the energy he felt from that early meeting with Hawke. “It felt special, and it felt really, really difficult.
Director Darnell Martin, who introduced Douglas in the third episode of the series, was a presence throughout the series, lending her expertise and insight toas an overall series. Hawke was quick and eager to champion her creative role. An impassioned Martin said, “I so, so, so loved this project. The shows I didn’t even direct, I watched of all of it.
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