Rome Flynn is the most recent star to affix the hit collection “Godfather of Harlem.” He’s enjoying the function of the enduring Frank Lucas. If that title isn’t ringing a bell, Lucas was who Denzel Washington portrayed in “American Gangster.” Flynn stepped into the Star Studio to speak about his newest function and competing within the NBA All-Star Weekend superstar sport.
How a lot do you know about Frank Lucas earlier than you took the function?
I knew rather a lot about him, simply primarily based on the film that I watched about these intervals in his life the place he was coping with the police and he went to the boxing match. I realized about these issues already earlier than, however I needed to do my very own preparation and investigating about who the person was to start with.
What drew you to this function?
Many issues. Working with Forest Whitaker being the principle draw for me. Whenever you’re on this enterprise, you wish to work with individuals who do it the most effective. You wish to work with people who find themselves higher, or at the least extra educated than you, and so getting the chance to work with him was a principal draw.
Working with Chris Brancato was additionally a principal draw. I used to be an enormous fan of “Narcos,” and thought that collection was very profitable, and he was in a position to inform that story and make a man who was seemingly unlikable very likable for individuals. And so I believe he did the identical factor with Bumpy.
Additionally working with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). I believe they’re sort of like top-of-the-line saved secrets and techniques so far as streamers go, as a result of I really feel like individuals recover from saturated with content material rather a lot. And I believe MGM is making reveals and placing movies out that I like to look at.
What do you hope individuals take from not solely your function, however from this new season of “Godfather Of Harlem“?
I simply hope individuals are available with an open thoughts, because it pertains to Frank. I believe it’s gonna be exhausting to do, since you’re getting into sneakers which might be fairly huge, and persons are gonna have already got their preconceived notions and concepts about Frank Lucas, due to Denzel Washington enjoying him within the movie. However I would like individuals to enter it with open thoughts.
Should you haven’t heard about it or watched it but, then perhaps begin originally. Begin with season one. However should you’re checking it out since you’ve already been a fan, I believe you’ll love season 4. This has a lot of the identical of the issues that you just appreciated within the first three seasons, and I believe even slightly bit extra. And introducing Frank Lucas proper off the bat, we don’t waste no time in establishing what sort of man that he may be on the present.
Druski and Kai Cenat turned you right into a meme throughout All-Star Weekend, what are your ideas on them?
I like these dudes. They’re real to themselves. I additionally take into consideration the truth that they reside on-line – they stream themselves every single day, each waking second. And I really feel like it could be actually exhausting to consistently, persistently be your self and try this. They simply sort of stay humbling and all the way down to earth, which is dope. Additionally, whoever guess on Druski, “y’all deserved to get y’all cash took.”
