Common‘s Finding Forever held the #1 spot on the
charts, and with upcoming buzz-worthy singles such as the Lily Allen assisted Drivin’
Me Wild, the album is sure to grow in popularity. As this happens, Com is already working on future
projects, but this has more to do with the big screen than the boombox.
His next flick will be a comic book film, Wanted, which is already getting major
buzz. For this role, he will play a gunsmith. “In movies, I’m always playing gun-totin’ dudes!” he said.
“It’s a really good story, I think the story’s got substance to it, but
it’s still got great action,” he told MTV. “Its gonna be something new, man.”
Aside from Common,
the film will feature Angelina Jolie,
James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and others.
“One of the
scenes that I’m excited about is a scene that Angelina and I were
improv’ing…It’s a scene where I, the Gunsmith, am instructing James McAvoy’s
character about shooting, because that’s what I do ? I’m a master of guns. So
I’m telling him to shoot, but during that time [Jolie’s character] and I are
having a conversation about something else. It was just an improv situation
that felt natural and good. I’m excited to see that, I’m excited to see the
whole movie, to be honest.”
Common only
had good things to say about his co-star.
“Angelina was
the best, I’ve gotta tell you,” he added. “She was, like, one of the coolest people I’ve ever met. I felt
like the way she was encouraging me was just really warm and cool, and she
brought the family around. I got to meet Brad, everybody was cool, just
down-to-earth people there. It’s good to meet somebody who’s such a big
superstar who’s just so cool and really for a cause.”
So, what can fans expect from the flick?
“Timur is from
Russia. His whole way of shooting is a different approach…some action movies
are just good action, but this has a great story to it. It’s got substance to
it. Morgan Freeman is in it, that’s one of the legendary people in acting. It
just has these elements that are gonna make it special,” he said of
the film, which should come out March 28.
