Watchmen star Regina King has revealed a potential future career move that may or may not surprise you: Broadway. Speaking to WSJ magazine, King admitted that while previous opportunities to secure a spot in a stage play came a bit early, (her son Ian was still in school at the time), itβs something she feels more ready for now than ever. βIt sucks the life out of you,β the Oscar winner explained. βIt takes up so much of your time. But itβs the most rewarding thing.β For the rest of us, perhaps whatβs been the most rewarding is seeing Kingβs star shine brighter and brighter and Hollywood finally opening its eyes to see it.
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Not only is she the first Black female director to have a film screened at the Venice Film Festival (looking at you One Night in Miami), but King also received the 2019 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Barry Jenkinsβ If Beale Street Could Talk. Earlier this year, she won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Television role for her phenomenal performance as Angela Abar in HBOβs Watchmen. (Which is a show I am now going to have to rewatch with fresh eyes, thanks to a new plot theory put forth by her onscreen hubby Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.) When asked about Kingβs long-overdue recognition, Watchmen creator Damon Lindelof told WSJ Magazine:
Hollywood loves to tell the story of the overnight sensation and the ingΓ©nue...and because Regina has been acting since she was a kid, itβs depriving the system of this sense of discovery. If Meryl Streepβlevel parts...were being written for Regina, she would have also won Oscars. Those parts just werenβt getting written for her, and now they are. I think thereβs a whole level of filmmakers who understand that theyβve got a supernova of talent in Regina King, and in order to get her interested in your project, youβve got to write a part thatβs worthy of her.
You tell βem, Damon. I mean, is there any role Regina hasnβt absolutely murked yet? Broadway, I hope you have your pens and Tony Awards ready. Youβre definitely gonna have to bring your A-game.
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