Laurence Fishburne on the Power of Quibi’s #FreeRayshawn
10Laurence Fishburne is one of those actors that I’d watch read a phone book. No matter what kind of role he’s playing, he always adds more to what’s on the page and consistently pulls the viewer in with dynamic performances. In his latest work on Quibi’s #FreeRayshawn, Fishburne plays a New Orleans police officer trying to diffuse a tense situation with an innocent man (Stephan James) who has barricaded himself in his home with his girlfriend (Jasmine Cephas Jones) and young son (Danny Boyd, Jr.). As the series unfolds, we learn more about each character as the public gets pulled in due to James’ character documenting what's going through on social media. The series was helmed by Seith Mann and also stars Skeet Ulrich, Annabeth Gish and Ana Ortiz.
During this interview, Fishburne talked about being nominated for an Emmy for #FreeRayshawn, how the series is so relevant to what is happening every day in America, the way Quibi leaves you wanting more after every episode, how quickly he can leave the character he’s playing on set, why Apocalypse Now was a challenging shoot, how the pandemic caused the play he was going to do (American Buffalo with Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss) to get postponed, and more.
Laurence Fishburne:
Getting nominated for an Emmy.
How the series is so relevant to what is happening every day in America.
How Quibi does a great job with the cliffhangers in every episode.
Can he leave the characters he’s playing on set?
How it took him a long time to get over his role in Apocalypse Now.
How the pandemic caused the play he was going to do (American Buffalo) with Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss to get postponed.
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