Jonathan Majors and Issa Rae.Photo: Amy Sussman/GettyJonathan Majorshas an idea for a rom-com with Issa Rae.The pairpresented togetherat the 2023NAACP Image Awardson Saturday, joking about their astrological signs during their bit with each other. In aninterview withVariety, Majors, 33, was asked about ever making a romantic comedy, possibly with Rae, 38, and he offered the plot that would be perfect for their matchup.Majors pitched: “I think we should definitely do the, like, we grew up together, and then I come back home, and it’s like ‘Oh, okay.’ We can start with that. And then we gotta do— I wanna do the run through Central Park, you know what I mean? A run through Central Park, chasing her to the airport, trying to be there at the airport. She said she’s going to the airport, then book it. … Say we live in Harlem, then we’ve got Central Park, going down, then you’re running through LaGuardia trying to find [her].““Issa, let’s do it. You wanna do it? Let’s do it,” he added to the camera.Matt Winkelmeyer/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.TheCreed IIIandAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaactor recentlytoldEbonyabout howhe chooses roles in his career, saying he always was “very conscientious about not playing roles I didn’t think were going to move me forward as an actor.“RELATED VIDEO: Issa Rae Says Legacy ofInsecureWas Opening Doors for Creators and Talent, Teases ‘Funny as Hell’BarbieMovie"Now I’ll play the bad guy, I’ll play the good guy, I’ll play the morally corrupt guy. Because my job is to tell stories, and to tell stories in a way that allows people to see themselves and to change for the better,” he explained.He added, “I pick roles where I go, ‘Is this going to challenge me to be a better human being? Is it going to hurt? Is it going to scare me?’ Because if I can overcome it, if I can heal the character, I can heal myself. If I heal myself and people are watching, other people will be healed.“Creed IIIis in theaters Friday.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniais in theaters now.
Jonathan Majors and Issa Rae.Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty
Jonathan Majorshas an idea for a rom-com with Issa Rae.The pairpresented togetherat the 2023NAACP Image Awardson Saturday, joking about their astrological signs during their bit with each other. In aninterview withVariety, Majors, 33, was asked about ever making a romantic comedy, possibly with Rae, 38, and he offered the plot that would be perfect for their matchup.Majors pitched: “I think we should definitely do the, like, we grew up together, and then I come back home, and it’s like ‘Oh, okay.’ We can start with that. And then we gotta do— I wanna do the run through Central Park, you know what I mean? A run through Central Park, chasing her to the airport, trying to be there at the airport. She said she’s going to the airport, then book it. … Say we live in Harlem, then we’ve got Central Park, going down, then you’re running through LaGuardia trying to find [her].““Issa, let’s do it. You wanna do it? Let’s do it,” he added to the camera.Matt Winkelmeyer/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.TheCreed IIIandAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaactor recentlytoldEbonyabout howhe chooses roles in his career, saying he always was “very conscientious about not playing roles I didn’t think were going to move me forward as an actor.“RELATED VIDEO: Issa Rae Says Legacy ofInsecureWas Opening Doors for Creators and Talent, Teases ‘Funny as Hell’BarbieMovie"Now I’ll play the bad guy, I’ll play the good guy, I’ll play the morally corrupt guy. Because my job is to tell stories, and to tell stories in a way that allows people to see themselves and to change for the better,” he explained.He added, “I pick roles where I go, ‘Is this going to challenge me to be a better human being? Is it going to hurt? Is it going to scare me?’ Because if I can overcome it, if I can heal the character, I can heal myself. If I heal myself and people are watching, other people will be healed.“Creed IIIis in theaters Friday.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniais in theaters now.
Jonathan Majorshas an idea for a rom-com with Issa Rae.
The pairpresented togetherat the 2023NAACP Image Awardson Saturday, joking about their astrological signs during their bit with each other. In aninterview withVariety, Majors, 33, was asked about ever making a romantic comedy, possibly with Rae, 38, and he offered the plot that would be perfect for their matchup.
Majors pitched: “I think we should definitely do the, like, we grew up together, and then I come back home, and it’s like ‘Oh, okay.’ We can start with that. And then we gotta do— I wanna do the run through Central Park, you know what I mean? A run through Central Park, chasing her to the airport, trying to be there at the airport. She said she’s going to the airport, then book it. … Say we live in Harlem, then we’ve got Central Park, going down, then you’re running through LaGuardia trying to find [her].”
“Issa, let’s do it. You wanna do it? Let’s do it,” he added to the camera.
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TheCreed IIIandAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaactor recentlytoldEbonyabout howhe chooses roles in his career, saying he always was “very conscientious about not playing roles I didn’t think were going to move me forward as an actor.”
RELATED VIDEO: Issa Rae Says Legacy ofInsecureWas Opening Doors for Creators and Talent, Teases ‘Funny as Hell’BarbieMovie
“Now I’ll play the bad guy, I’ll play the good guy, I’ll play the morally corrupt guy. Because my job is to tell stories, and to tell stories in a way that allows people to see themselves and to change for the better,” he explained.
He added, “I pick roles where I go, ‘Is this going to challenge me to be a better human being? Is it going to hurt? Is it going to scare me?’ Because if I can overcome it, if I can heal the character, I can heal myself. If I heal myself and people are watching, other people will be healed.”
Creed IIIis in theaters Friday.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniais in theaters now.
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