'Stranger Things' actor Caleb McLaughlin trades the Upside Down for gritty Philly (alongside Idris Elba) in 'Concrete Cowboy' — and his director, Ricky Staub, is already making Denzel comparisons: 'This kid was reaching another level'
The actor trades the Upside Down for gritty Philly in 'Concrete Cowboy' — and his director is already making Denzel comparisons:"This kid was reaching another level."star Caleb McLaughlin was three weeks into shooting season four of the hit Netflix series in Atlanta when COVID-19 shuttered production in March. For the past five months, the 18-year-old New York native has been laying low in the Georgia city with his family, waiting for production to resume.
It’s a star turn that didn’t come easy for McLaughlin. The Broadway alum beat out some 1,500 actors to land the role of 15-year-old Cole, who becomes immersed in the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club, a community of Black horse enthusiasts that has existed in Philadelphia for more than a century. After receiving the script from his WME agents, McLaughlin watched director Ricky Staub’s short"I was like, 'Wow, this guy Ricky is so talented.
Elba echoes that sentiment, citing the same scene."It’s a very emotional [moment], and he was incredible," he says."It was a bit like shooting a play with just the two of us in a room with Ricky. It was really moving."
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