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John David Washington: "I hope Tenet brings people together"

8/24/2020, 3:04:10 PM


INTERVIEW - Interview The young actor plays a spy in a new way in the $ 200 million blockbuster, directed by the filmmaker Inception.

At 36, John David Washington can be proud of having toured with two heavyweights of the 7th art. He was first the hero of BlacK-kKlansman, the excellent film by Spike Lee, grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018. Today, he plays a master spy in Christopher Nolan Tenet's new film . However, the son of Denzel Washington, who for a time considered a footballing career, does not raise the collar. He responds to questions asked with a form of shyness that commands respect. Behind this humility, however, hides a power of conviction, charisma, which make it a great future in cinema.

LE FIGARO. - Do you remember your first meeting with Christopher Nolan?

John David WASHINGTON. - Of course! I remember I was shaking like a leaf when I walked through his gate. I was not leading off because I was late. I thought it was over. I even thought that I had missed everything, that my career was going to end there… (Laughs.)

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