“There are a handful of casting moves that were made in this that I’m super proud of and this is one of them,” reveals Nnamdi Asomugha about casting Regé-Jean Page in “Sylvie’s Love” before his breakthrough in “Bridgerton.” The lead producer of the aforementioned Amazon film that shot in 2019, Asomugha recalls watching Page in the 2016 remake of “Roots.”
He reflects in his exclusive interview with Gold Derby (watch the video above), “He had such a presence about him and he was rooted in truth and so, when I read this script, he was the first guy that came to mind and so, I got his information.”
SEEwhat episode Page submitted to the Emmys.
“Sylvie’s Love” is a period piece, to which Asomugha explains, “The goal from the start was how can we make Black people look and feel as beautiful as possible on screen, especially during the civil rights era.
He reflects in his exclusive interview with Gold Derby (watch the video above), “He had such a presence about him and he was rooted in truth and so, when I read this script, he was the first guy that came to mind and so, I got his information.”
SEEwhat episode Page submitted to the Emmys.
“Sylvie’s Love” is a period piece, to which Asomugha explains, “The goal from the start was how can we make Black people look and feel as beautiful as possible on screen, especially during the civil rights era.
- 8/2/2021
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
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