1 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: I'm a homegirl that knows a little bit about everything 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: and everybody. 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 2: You know, if you don't lie about that, right Lauren, Hey, y'all, 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 2: what's up. 5 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: It's Lauren lo Roza and this is the latest with 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: Lauren lo Roza. This is your Deli dig on all 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: things pop culture, entertainment, news, and all of the conversations 8 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: that shake the room. 9 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 3: Baby. 10 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: So today I'm gonna take you guys right into a 11 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: conversation that is shaking the room right now because currently 12 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: trending everywhere. I'm seeing it across Google trends in the 13 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: US X. The conversations are happening because Marvel's new TV 14 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: show about actors trying to make it in Hollywood and 15 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: you know, just all of the things that happen and 16 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: don't happen lack thereof, especially when you're a black actor 17 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: in Hollywood. 18 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 3: Wonder Man, it's trending. 19 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: So wonder Man stars yah y'all, abduah matein the second 20 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: and it's hitting the comic book world by joining Marvel. 21 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: And he's joining Marvel after his Aquaman and Watchmen roles 22 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: to place Simon Williams, who is another return it Jess hilarious. 23 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 3: Come on, that we are report recording the podcast. 24 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 4: Say hi, hey y'all, I'm on my way to go 25 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,639 Speaker 4: get a fucking a Jay show because these in crows 26 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 4: is killing a bitch. 27 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 3: Oh my god. So what is one demand? 28 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: So wonder Man is this like series and it's set 29 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: in the Marvel universe. And basically yah Ya Abdullah the 30 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: team who plays Simon is trying to get on in 31 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: the acting world, but because he has these superpowers, he's 32 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: trying to suppress them because the last time Hollywood let 33 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: actors in I mean like superpower actors into the to 34 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: the the universe or to the world, they had a little. 35 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 3: Issue that was the X Men when they did that. 36 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 3: So they So what I'm. 37 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: Learning because I'm new to the Marvel universes that all 38 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: these shows and characters connect. 39 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 3: So wonder Man is of Marvel, Yes, yes, yes, see 40 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 3: they be making. 41 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 4: People to fuck up. Oh my god, can I cuss 42 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 4: on here? Bitch, Dyve be making people. 43 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 3: To fuck up? You ain't gonna fucking wondermand what that? Okay? No, 44 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 3: So wonder Man is a part of the Marvel series already. 45 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: And then Serban Kingsley, who's also in this wonder Man series, uh. 46 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: He reprises his role as the as Marvel University's Trevor 47 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: Trevor Slattery and that I had to do. 48 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 3: All this research for this, and I'm like, this goes 49 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 3: so deep. 50 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: This is like Real Housewives, but when they all come 51 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: together for like the reunions and like the travel show 52 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: here and they're like, okay. 53 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 3: Okay, so so do you have to do a read 54 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 3: for this? 55 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 5: No? 56 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: I did an interview. I said, I talked to y'all, y'all, 57 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: abdua mateen. 58 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 3: So you talked to wonder man. 59 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: Okay, some HBCU students from Norfolk State University, Hampton University. 60 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, they were miniature. 61 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 4: What is his super bowel? He wonder He thinks a lot. 62 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 3: Girl, I'm out here. That hilarious. Is crazy. No, no, 63 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 3: y'all have to watch this series. 64 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: But let's get into the conversation so you guys can 65 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: hear straight from yall, y'all abduing mateen. 66 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 3: This was so cool because the students got a chance 67 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 3: to ask questions. 68 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: And these are students with like journalism backackgrounds and radio 69 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: backgrounds and all that stuff. 70 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 3: Let's get into it right now. 71 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 2: What's up everybody, and welcome. 72 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:13,519 Speaker 1: This is a very special wonder Man Virtual HBCU Roundtable Conversation. 73 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: I am Lauren de Rosa, the Latest with Laura de 74 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 1: Rosa via Black Podcast Network and The Breakfast Club, and 75 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: I'm really excited to be here. I graduated from a 76 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: HBCU myself, Delaware State University, and I was telling some 77 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: of the students I've never experienced anything like this when 78 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: I was a student, so I'm so happy for them 79 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: to be here, to be having this conversation. I'm joined 80 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: by five incredible students joining from HBCUs all over the country, 81 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: and I love what I'm seeing already. Everyone is so 82 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: proud they're uping their schools. If you went to hbc 83 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: you understand the pride, You see the merch. So everything 84 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,839 Speaker 1: is on full display today and this conversation is gonna 85 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: be super interactive. 86 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:52,839 Speaker 2: We also want to send a big. 87 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: Thank you to watch the Yard for all of their 88 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: continued support and partnership as they uplift HBCU voices and culture. 89 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: And of course, we are honored to be joined by 90 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: today's special guest, actor, producer, and star of Marvel Studios 91 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: new series wonder Man, premier in January twenty seventh on 92 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: Disney Plus. 93 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: Yah Ya abdul Matine the second welcome, Thank you very much. 94 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 4: What's going on? 95 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 6: How y'all doing? 96 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, soll thank you for joining us today. You know, 97 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: we really are excited to have you here. How are 98 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 1: you feeling today? 99 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 2: I'm chilling. 100 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 6: I'm doing even better right now. I'm glad to be 101 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 6: with you all. 102 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: Yeah right, isn't this so cool of an experience For this, 103 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: I'm more excited for the. 104 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 2: Students than anything. 105 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, yeah, me too. I mean, I'm excited for myself. 106 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 6: You know, I'm excited for y'all too, but I'm I'm 107 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 6: excited for myself too, you know, being being with you all. 108 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: Yes, well, okay, so we got we all got a 109 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: chance to take a look at, you know, at the 110 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:51,919 Speaker 1: iconic work that you did on screen. 111 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 2: So you definitely should be excited for yourself. 112 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: You're stepping into a whole new universe, and we're excited 113 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: today to talk about the creativity, the purpose, and the 114 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: journey that goes into this. So to kick off this 115 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: HBCU around Table discussion that we have happening, We're going 116 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: to bring up Trinity Pender from Dealer University. 117 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 3: Hi Ya, y'all, what's going on to be here. 118 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 2: My name is Trinity Pender. 119 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 7: I'm a graduating senior at the Illustrious Dealer University. 120 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 2: My major is mass Communication and. 121 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 7: I have a concentration. 122 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 2: In multimedia journalism. And my question for you. 123 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 7: Today is, after living inside this character for months, what 124 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 7: do you think the biggest difference is between the Simon 125 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 7: Williams on the page and the one the audiences will meet. 126 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 6: M oh Man, you're taking me back a couple years, 127 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 6: a couple of years now with the question about being 128 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 6: on the page. I mean, hopefully you know to me, 129 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 6: the Simon Williams that you'll see, the Simon Williams that 130 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 6: you'll see that you'll see, is the Simon Williams that 131 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 6: I saw on the page. So it's it's it's it's 132 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 6: it's the interpretation of what it was that I saw 133 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 6: on the page, which is a guy with a big heart, 134 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 6: a guy who really cares about acting, a guy who 135 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 6: can be selfish and a bit manipulative in order to 136 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 6: get what he wants. A dude who's insecure, who's very 137 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 6: very passionate. Sometimes he's a bit of a nervous wreck, 138 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 6: but I think his intentions are good and and he 139 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 6: cares a lot and also someone who's willing to learn too. 140 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,160 Speaker 6: I hope, I hope that they see all of all 141 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 6: of those things. But I think if you do see those, 142 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 6: then you will only see those because that's what I 143 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 6: saw on the page. So hopefully it's it's actually the same. 144 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for that. Thank you for that question, Trinity. 145 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 2: You heard the the Illustrious on this car. 146 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 6: Represent exactly. 147 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: Okay, So up next, we have Kendle Parks from Prairie View, 148 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: A and M University. 149 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 2: Hi ya ya to meet you. 150 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 8: I am coming from the Prairie View, Texas the Illustrious University, 151 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 8: the PR and marketing coordinator for our student run television production. 152 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 8: I wouldn't say club because we're more than that, but 153 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 8: definitely heading into marketing. And I'm so glad to have 154 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 8: been able to have this conversation with you because my 155 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 8: question is, what would you say was your most memorable 156 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 8: moment being on set? 157 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 2: Oh? 158 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 6: Man, I have I have so many. I had so 159 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 6: many fun moments on set, so many memorable moments. You know. 160 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 6: Sir Ben Kingsley just left and uh, he plays a 161 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:59,239 Speaker 6: he plays a character. He plays it as as Trevor Schlatterer. 162 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 6: He plays a car to call the Mandarin and he's 163 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,239 Speaker 6: He's I think that was from the first Iron Man movie. 164 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 6: And there was a day I wasn't working this day, 165 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 6: or I had already finished my work, but I got 166 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 6: to watch him put on that character. So I sort 167 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 6: of got to be a fan, you know, as a 168 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 6: Marvel fan, I got to be a fan of Sir 169 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 6: beIN as the Mandarin, and I sort of snuck in 170 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 6: the back and watched watched him work, and that was 171 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 6: that was cool because most days, you know, when I 172 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 6: went to work, it was about me working and a 173 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 6: camera on me. That was a cool moment because I 174 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 6: got to step aside and just have a moment for 175 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 6: myself and be a fan of what it was that 176 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 6: we were that we were creating, and to work with 177 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 6: Sir beIN. You know, that was a that was a 178 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 6: really good moment watching him, watching him recreate that. 179 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 8: Well, thank you for that. 180 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 6: Thank you, I appreciate you. 181 00:08:58,160 --> 00:08:58,439 Speaker 2: Thank you. 182 00:08:58,520 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 5: Ken. 183 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 2: Do I have a question yah yah? 184 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 6: Yeah. 185 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 2: So you know, when I think about like. 186 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: Sci fi and animation, just television and entertainment in general, 187 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: I think about the way it's kind of like a 188 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: form of escapism, like we could watch it in our 189 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: households to get away from so many different things, or 190 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: just to see things that we might not have gotten. 191 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 2: To experience, or whatever the case may be. 192 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: Right, And when I'm watching you on screen, a lot 193 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: of the story that I'm watching you tell is about 194 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: this character that you're dreaming to be forever, right, because 195 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: it takes you into this place that just makes you 196 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: feel whole. What part of your real life did you 197 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: pull from to execute. 198 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 2: That so well on character? 199 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 6: Well, I think the part of myself that that's that 200 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 6: still has a dream, you know, the part of myself 201 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 6: that is still on the journey. You know, when I 202 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 6: film this, I had been out of school for I 203 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 6: think out of I had been out of out of 204 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 6: college for eight years, nine years or something like that. 205 00:09:55,960 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 6: And so you know, I remember being and graduate school 206 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 6: feeling like I had something to offer, knowing that I 207 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 6: had something to offer, but also knowing that nobody knew 208 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 6: that I was here. I felt like I'm in this 209 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 6: tiny room in this big, big world, knowing that what 210 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 6: I have to offer. Can feel the can can feel 211 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 6: the globe, you know what I mean. And that's where 212 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,199 Speaker 6: that's where we meet Simon. You know, Simon has this dream. 213 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 6: He knows that he has something special inside of him 214 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 6: that he has to offer, and he feels like nobody knows. 215 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 6: And you know, in the first episode, I think he said, 216 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 6: I just need you to I just need you to 217 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 6: believe in me, you know, And that's sometimes that's what 218 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 6: it's like as a as a creative, you know, as 219 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 6: a student, as somebody with ambition. You know, no one 220 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 6: does it on their own, you know, and we all 221 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 6: need someone to just take a take a chance. And 222 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 6: so I know what it's like. I know what it's 223 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 6: like at some point to be in Simon Williams, Simon 224 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 6: Williams's shoes, and I think that that'll be something that's 225 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 6: really uh to a lot of artists that are you 226 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 6: going to tune in to watch this show? 227 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 2: Definitely relatable to get out of your own head thing. 228 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 3: I was like, yeah, yeah, yeah, it was so. 229 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 2: On point yeah and over yeah. 230 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 6: The the overthinking, the over analyzing, the the anxiety, but 231 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 6: then the ability to persevere through that. You know, sometimes 232 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 6: even in the acting scenes, I've got the internal motive that's, 233 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 6: you know, do do do do do But to know 234 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 6: that I've done the work, so nobody can see what's 235 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 6: actually going on, you know, nobody can actually tell. So yeah, 236 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 6: there there are definitely times where uh, sort of the 237 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 6: fiction blends over into reality. 238 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I appreciate that. All right, So now 239 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 2: we're going to go back to another studio question. 240 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:54,319 Speaker 1: Let's continue with Malie Davis from Norfolk Norfolk State univers 241 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: say that right, yeah, right, your folks State University. 242 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 6: Most definitely, Hey, y'all, y'all, what's going on? Davis, also 243 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,559 Speaker 6: known athlete app in the building with ninety. 244 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,680 Speaker 2: One of the solo via NOCA State University's radio. 245 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 6: The series highlights what it means to be an actor 246 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 6: in the early stages of their career. Can you talk 247 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,439 Speaker 6: about your character's journey and how it parallels to your 248 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 6: own start in the industry. Uh, it doesn't really, you know, 249 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 6: I had I had a you know, my character uh 250 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 6: didn't go to school. You know, my character has been 251 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 6: you know, it's just sort of plugging away doing smaller jobs, 252 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 6: coming in and doing a little bit of background work here, 253 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 6: you know, coming in and having you know, two lines 254 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 6: two lines here, one line there, maybe a guest spot 255 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 6: on television. My personal journey was I was. It was different. 256 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 6: You know. I had an opportunity, you know, to to 257 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 6: to to play a larger role in my very first job, 258 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 6: and I sort of hit the ground, hit the ground running. 259 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 6: Still had those moments of doubt and the nerves and 260 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 6: things like that. But you know, my story is not 261 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 6: Simon Williams' story. My story is my story is my story. 262 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 6: Simon williams story is Simon williams story. But we did 263 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 6: both start off with a big dream and a small trailer, 264 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 6: you know what I'm saying. And when Simon Williams got 265 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 6: his big trailer, he's still in there doing the work. 266 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 6: And when I got my big trailer, I'm still in 267 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 6: there doing the work. I think that the commonalty is 268 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 6: the passion, the real, true passion for the craft, although 269 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 6: our paths are markedly different. 270 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, and you know, behold the green 271 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:56,679 Speaker 2: and goold. Thank y'all. Thafinitely. 272 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,199 Speaker 1: All right, now we're gonna hop on over to Sidney. Frank, 273 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: she's here from Himpton University. 274 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 4: Hi. 275 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, Hey, Hey, I. 276 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 9: Am a city Frank. I am a second year JOURNALISTM 277 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 9: major with a minor in film. Losingtos, California, on campus. 278 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 9: I'm an active member of the National Council of Newgirl 279 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 9: Woman and an active member of our student organization. And 280 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 9: today I'm asking you how have your past roles in 281 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 9: superhero movies contributed to your portrayal of Simon Williams and Winnerman. 282 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 6: You know, it'll, it'll that's a great question, I think 283 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 6: it'll it'll probably take me a little while to really 284 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 6: answer that, to really understand that question and its totality. 285 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 6: But like, I was really fortunate to be able to 286 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 6: put all of the superhero things aside and just play 287 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 6: a dude, you know, and Watchman and Aquaman, you know, 288 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 6: I was very much involved with the supernatural elements of 289 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 6: those characters and inside of those worlds. With this one, 290 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 6: you know, I just got a chance to be a 291 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 6: dude with a dream, you know. And he had he 292 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 6: had powers, but they sort of look like anger management, 293 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 6: you know what I'm saying. It sort of looks like anxiety, 294 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 6: you know, the things that he's dealing with. He sees 295 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 6: his powers not necessarily as a as an asset, but 296 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 6: more so as a liability. And so I really got 297 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 6: to play a guy with anger issues, with with with anxiety, 298 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 6: a guy with a big heart, a guy with a dream, 299 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 6: and to let the Marvel people do all of the 300 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 6: superhero stuff around me, so you know that that's that's 301 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 6: really the setting for the story that we're telling. And 302 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 6: my job was just to go out and to just 303 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 6: portray an actor in pursuit of a dream. And so 304 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 6: it's really the best of both worlds because I do 305 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 6: get the superhero stuff, because Simon gets some of that, 306 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 6: and then at the other end, I get the heart 307 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 6: and the soul, you know, of a story about a 308 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 6: guy with a dream. So I sort of got the 309 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 6: best of both for us. 310 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 311 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: Okay, Now, last but not least, our final student. We 312 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: have watched the Yards Lucky giveaway winner. Her name is 313 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: Kaylyn John Louis and she is from Florida A and 314 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: M University. What's your question for yah y'all? 315 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 316 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 5: Hello, yah y'ah, As she said, my name is Kaylin 317 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 5: John Louise. I am a graduating senior journalism student at 318 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 5: Florida A and M University. Also is firing k on w 319 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 5: A and m F F ninety point five, the Flavor 320 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 5: Station and a member of Zae to Phi Beta Sorority. 321 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 2: Incorporate. 322 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 5: I love watching your performance and wonder man, it reminded 323 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 5: me about the bigger impact of storytelling, and with us 324 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 5: both being in Greek letter organizations, we understand what it 325 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 5: means to represent something bigger than ourselves. So my question is, 326 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 5: how does that understanding influence the kind of stories you're 327 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 5: drawn to tell. 328 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 6: It's a good question, it's a great question. 329 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 3: Hmm. 330 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 6: You know, I'm gonna be honest. I I don't think 331 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 6: much about representation, right. It's not to say that I 332 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 6: don't value it, because I absolutely do, but this is 333 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 6: sort of the way that I approach it, right. I 334 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 6: know who I am, I know where I'm from. I'm 335 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 6: a black man, I'm American, I'm from New Orleans. I 336 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 6: grew up in West Oakland, and my path is my path. 337 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 6: I believe that if I make work that for an 338 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 6: audience of one first, right, and that audience is me. 339 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 6: I really believe that if I make work for myself, 340 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 6: then the people who I want to respond to it 341 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 6: will respond to it. That allows me to do is 342 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:10,120 Speaker 6: to always be considering first my truth, my personal appetite, 343 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 6: and to not be swayed by other people's opinions, to 344 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 6: not let my art and my creativity be swayed by 345 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 6: other people's opinions or the desires of what other people 346 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 6: want to see me do. Now, I do hope at 347 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,360 Speaker 6: the end of the day that when I make, when 348 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 6: I do my work, that the people who I've met 349 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 6: along the way, that they respond to my work, because 350 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 6: if I'm making it for myself, then I'm making it 351 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 6: for the extensions of myself. But that's really the extent 352 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 6: of how I think about representation. At the same time, 353 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 6: I do, you know, even in my production company, I 354 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 6: do think that it's important to open doors and to 355 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 6: make sure that, you know, people who come from where 356 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 6: I come from have the same type of education and 357 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 6: opportunortunities to do what it is that I'm able to do, 358 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 6: so that they can go and tell stories and represent 359 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:06,640 Speaker 6: in the ways that they want to represent as well. 360 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:11,159 Speaker 6: So I sort of realized that I represent something, I 361 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 6: represent something that is bigger than myself. But I do 362 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 6: that by by first representing myself and then I let 363 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:26,239 Speaker 6: what I represent speak for I let what it is 364 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 6: that I represent hopefully be seeing in the work, you know, 365 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 6: in the work that I do, and for the opportunities 366 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 6: that I didn't create, So I hope that I hope 367 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 6: that answers that question. 368 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 2: I did. Thank you so much. Yeah, y'all your Greek. 369 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 6: I'm in Alpha. 370 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 2: Okay, okay, she said, both of us. I'm like, I 371 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 2: didn't know he was Greek. 372 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 1: So this is the close of the conversation. It's been 373 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 1: an incredible conversation. Thank you to our students for all 374 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 1: of the thoughtful questions and representing yours your school so 375 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: well today. You guys are such a great job. Huge 376 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: thank you to watch your yard for their partnership and 377 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,919 Speaker 1: their support. And of course, yah y'all, thank you so 378 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 1: much for joining us, joining us, sharing your time, all 379 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: your insight and your energy. I don't know if you 380 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: have any advice encouragement you'd like to say for anybody 381 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: that's watching, But if so, now's the time. 382 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 6: Oh yeah, look, keep on going like the world is 383 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 6: wide open right now. So you know, make your stuff 384 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 6: for yourself. And it's a long it's a long road. 385 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 6: But find friends, that's what I would say. Find friends 386 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 6: who believe in you. But you gotta believe in yourself first, 387 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 6: So you know, keep going. And if I'm still around, 388 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 6: then I'll see y'all. When y'all get here. 389 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: We appreciate it. So guys, make sure you go and 390 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: check out Marvel Studios. Wonder Man, you'll see yah y'all, 391 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: and you know all the other amazing casts in the storyline. 392 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: It premieres January twenty seven, streaming exclusively on Disney Plus. 393 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,199 Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much, all of you for joining us. 394 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 6: I'll watch y'all take it. 395 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 3: Ye all right, guys. 396 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:05,359 Speaker 1: So that has been another exclusive conversation here at the 397 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: Latest with Lauren de Rosa the podcast. The people have 398 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: been telling me we need to do more of these conversations. 399 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 1: I know this week alone, if you missed it, go 400 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 1: back and check it out. We had Tacar Jones of 401 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: America's ext Top Model talking about that new Next Top 402 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: Model docu Sriies that is coming. We hear Derrick Johnson, 403 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: the president of the NAACP, talking about Kanye West and 404 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: his apology, and now here we are we didn't talk 405 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 1: to wonder Man. 406 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 3: Thank you guys for tuning in. 407 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: I tell you every single episode my Low Riders, y'all 408 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: could be anywhere with anybody talking about all of the. 409 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 3: Things, and y'all choose to be right here with me. 410 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: And I appreciate that I'll see you guys in my 411 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:41,640 Speaker 1: next episode.