You People Interview: Lauren London & Kenya Barris Discuss the Film's Authenticity
94Netflix’s upcoming film, You People, is director Kenya Barris’ debut feature-length project after serving as showrunner for ABC’s Black-ish. Co-written with star Jonah Hill, the movie is a romantic comedy that turns the genre on its head when Hill’s Ezra Cohen meets and falls in love with Lauren London’s (Without Remorse) Amira.
Featuring an all-star cast, You People follows Ezra and Amira’s relationship as they go from a coincidental meeting to falling in love. When Ezra decides he’s going to propose, the couple must first meet each other’s families before taking that next step, but in this case, Amira is taking her white, Jewish fiancé to meet her Black, Muslim family, and vice versa. Tensions begin to rise when the two families meet, and the cultural and generational differences, and all the social stigma that comes with it, threaten to boil over. In addition to London and Hill, the film stars Eddie Murphy and Nia Long as Amira’s parents, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Duchovny as Ezra’s.
Before You People hits Netflix on January 27, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with the four-time Emmy nominee director and London about the movie. During their interview, Barris and London break down the main characters’ meet-cute, the inspiration behind it, and why it was such a significant part of the film. They also discuss the importance of authenticity to You People, the part that L.A. plays in the movie, and the editing process.
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