DANIEL KALUUYA - Actor

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James Ellis Deakins

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🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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SEASON 2 - EPISODE 93 - DANIEL KALUUYA - ACTOR

On this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we're speaking with actor Daniel Kaluuya (JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, GET OUT, SICARIO). A former class clown from Camden Town, Daniel describes his early initiation into the London youth theatre and arts scene up until being scouted to write and act on the popular British show SKINS. We had the pleasure of working with him on SICARIO, and he reveals how much the production changed his perception of acting and empowered him to try “doing nothing” in a scene. We learn about the discipline he applies during prep to inhabit his characters, and we discuss the particular challenges and responsibilities of playing Fred Hampton in JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH. Later, Daniel discusses his preparation for GET OUT and reflects on his experience being the face of a film that blew up far beyond his initial expectations. Daniel also reveals what he learned about himself following a year-and-a-half-long sabbatical from acting after shooting SICARIO. Throughout the episode, Daniel shares his love for working with directors who have something to say and know what they need to shoot to say it.

Recommended Viewing: GET OUT, SICARIO

This episode is sponsored by Aputure

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deacons podcast, a collection of
0:08.8	informal conversations between Roger and James Deacons and a guest. We never know where the conversation
0:15.6	will take us so listen in and see where it goes. This episode is sponsored by Aperture, a global company pioneering LED lighting technology for cinema with cutting edge hardware and software solutions.
0:33.3	Recently, Aperture expanded its lighting ecosystem
0:36.7	with the new Infamat series of mat lights.
0:39.9	They offer unmatched output, IP65 weatherproofing, and full pixel control over DMX.
0:47.0	Discover more about the Infamats and Apertures Lighting ecosystem at aperture.com.
0:55.0	Today we're speaking with an actor whom we've had the pleasure of working with
1:00.0	on Sakario. His other credits include Get Out, Black Panther, and Judas and the Black Messiah. We're
1:07.8	pleased to welcome Daniel Kalluya today. Daniel, thank you for doing this.
1:13.2	This is great.
1:14.2	It's good seeing you guys, Bung town.
1:16.2	Yeah, I know it's been a long time.
1:18.2	Yeah.
1:19.2	So we want to get started by asking, how did you get to where you are today?
1:24.5	Is this something you always wanted to do as a kid where you, that kid that was always
1:28.1	acting or did you want to be a vet or what did you want to be and how did you get here?
1:34.3	Well first I want it to be a footballer and then footballer.
1:38.3	Yeah I hear you're an Arsenal fan which is like we better not go there you know man you there oh man you there
1:44.8	you go through it right now Roger you're going through it we beat Liverpool
1:50.0	you know what to be a footballer but then you realize that at 11 that you won't be able to make it.
1:56.4	So essentially I start feeling that.
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