Posted by | Cyrena Rose
Fruitvale Station‘s leading actors Octavia Spencer and Michael B. Jordan cover JET!
The two dish on how they prepared for their roles and the emotions that were sparked while they re-enacted Oscar Grant’s tragic story.
Jordan, disclosed his impression of the media’s criminalization of Oscar Grant:
The way media spins Black men… Once this happened, Oscar is all of a sudden a criminal, a degenerate
On the contrast between the media’s treatment of Adam Lanza, Octavia noted:
When Adam Lanza went into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed those children, news outlets painted him with empathy… They don’t do that when dealing with a young man of color— even if they are killed for no reason.
Fruitvale Station has been receiving Oscar-buzz and support from A-list actor Jamie Foxx. Recently Foxx tweeted:
WOW. @FruitvaleMovie is a movie for the ages! @MichaelB4Jordan & @OctaviaSpencer give the performances of a lifetime! #TRULYINSPIRED
Fruitvale Station is in theatres now, check it out!
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