Chiwetel Ejiofor makes feature directorial debut
The actor turns director for Netflix film ‘The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind’
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For the last decade — as he snared an Oscar nomination for Steve McQueen’s ‘12 Years a Slave’, swaggered through the National Theatre production of ‘Everyman’ and wielded magical weapons in Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ — Chiwetel Ejiofor has had his mind on other things.
Can you pinpoint the moment when you knew you had to make this movie?
You first had to write the screenplay before shooting in 2017. Did the ideas behind his story shift during those years?
As an actor, do you see the scenes in your head when you’re writing?
What is William doing now?
Let’s talk about some of your other upcoming films. There was quite a twist with your character, Baron Mordo, at the end of ‘Doctor Strange’. Have you officially signed on to reprise the role in the sequel?
Hmm. You also have two Disney movies coming out. You’re playing Scar, the Jeremy Irons role, in the ‘Lion King’ reboot with Beyonce and Donald Glover. Did you feel any pressure reworking such a beloved film?
Could you maybe slip into your Scar voice for a moment?
Don’t miss it!
‘The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind’ streams on Netflix from March 1.
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