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Snipes Talks to AC Team Continued... © 2000 Warner Brothers Snipes: I think only two. "Blade" and "Black Panther," that's enough. (Laughter). You know, you're not going to see like "Blade 15," let me tell you that. It's not happening. Not going to happen. Q: When do you think you are going to get around to doing "Black Panther?" Snipes: The end of next week. [Snipes was interviewed August 11, 2000 for this feature] Q: What about "Disappearing Act?" Snipes: Comes out in December�And it's not a film, I mean it's not a theatrical release. It's made for HBO, but we are trying to convince them, and we hope that the people will help convince them to do a limited theatrical release. Q: Now you've been working on that for a few years. What is personally important and special about "Disappearing Act?" Snipes: We were trying to develop it, and it's a great story, I mean, it's a romance, it's a drama, it's interaction, it's black love, and these are things we want to see. And I haven't done a project like that in a long time. Q: Can you talk about the company that you have that sells books from people who don't really have the avenue to get them made into films? Snipes: Yes, basically [we have] a publishing company where we take some of these hot young writers, maybe some of you, and give them the opportunity to write novels, street novels with a gritty edge to it, kind of in the Donald Goines sort of thing, and then those that are good, Amen Ra Films produces their next film, makes a movie out of it. And coupled with the book is also a CD-ROM, and the marketing campaign is to put the books in places that you don't normally see these kind of books. © 2000 Warner Brothers Snipes: You know, it's hard to say. I'm just fortunate that I can do action things. I didn't go into this business to do action. You know, I'm a classically trained actor, and I love the more dramatic pieces, I love working with other classically trained actors, whether it's on Broadway on stage, or whether it's in film. But I mean man, I can tell you, doing action films has afforded me a lot of opportunities to make and fund these other projects, and do the kind of more heartfelt and more sensitive and dramatic pieces. So I'm not knocking the action star, I'm not knocking it, because it pays a lot of money! (Laughter) Q: You started when Black films started having a renaissance with Spike Lee and John Singleton and everyone, and you've definitely evolved into a star that goes beyond just that niche, but how do you feel about where black films have come to from the mid 80's to now? Storylines about the African American experience. Snipes: Well, you know, I believe this medium can afford a lot more opportunities than we actually take advantage of. You know, it's cool. And I understand the emotional side of wanting to express yourself�keeping it real, showing what the reality is. To me it's kind of cathartic. But if you think back into how movies were put together in the 20's, 30's and 40's, most of the people who saw movies in the rest of the world, believed that this was true! This was America, and it wasn't even real for the people who were acting in the movie. What does that say? It says that you can actually take the medium and use it to create a reality.
When you go see a movie you believe whatever the movie tells you is there, period. You just accept it. �keeping it real. It's cool. But why not make a movie where we show Harlem is not the way it is now, but the way we envision it to be. If we do enough of them, everyone will begin to believe that this is the way Harlem is, and we will become that. Q: Do you have a dream project? Snipes: You mean like a remake of the Martin Luther King story? (Laughter) Q: No, I mean anyone you'd love to work with? Snipes: I want to work with talented actors, man, I want to do some ensemble work. I don't want to be always out there by myself. There's a lot of people who's really, really talented. Man, you don't get the chance. I'd love to work with Eddie, I'd love to work with Denzel, I'd love to work with Morgan, I'd love to work again with Sean Connery, Sly, you know all of the good guys�with Duval. I'm into it, totally. I'd play the guy that [just] comes in, I'd do it! Hey, and I'm out! (Laughter) As long as I can be ?part] of the credits, man. Q: Thank you! Snipes: Thanks! - End of Excerpts - There's more! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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