More Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Everything, Please
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and his agent deserve all the kudos, honestly. Most audiences were introduced to the star with his villainous turn as Black Manta in Aquaman as well as in Jordan Peele’s Us, instantly showing himself to be a charismatic screen presence. He then parlayed this success into a starring role in HBO’s Watchmen series, a continuation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel where Abdul-Mateen II established himself as the formidable Doctor Manhattan. This performance netted him a much-deserved Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series.
Abdul-Mateen II will next be seen in Nia DaCosta’s Candyman, followed swiftly by his mysterious role in the equally-as-mysterious Matrix 4, the Michael Bay film Ambulance, the currently-filming Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and finally George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road prequel film, Furiosa.
By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 9, 2021 11:23 am EST
Obviously, a movie that comes loaded with as much subtext as this (if a total lack of police officers can even be called “subtext” rather than outright text) is likely to draw eyeballs and attention, given the many serious policing issues plaguing people of color in the United States throughout the years. It’s encouraging that two Black talents such as Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Steve Caple Jr. have signed on and thus given their tacit endorsement of the project, which sounds like it could easily go wrong in a hurry without the right hands guiding the wheel. Hopefully, this film won’t become a lightning rod used as fodder among disingenuous bad-faith political pundits.
More Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Everything, Please
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and his agent deserve all the kudos, honestly. Most audiences were introduced to the star with his villainous turn as Black Manta in Aquaman as well as in Jordan Peele’s Us, instantly showing himself to be a charismatic screen presence. He then parlayed this success into a starring role in HBO’s Watchmen series, a continuation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel where Abdul-Mateen II established himself as the formidable Doctor Manhattan. This performance netted him a much-deserved Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series.
Abdul-Mateen II will next be seen in Nia DaCosta’s Candyman, followed swiftly by his mysterious role in the equally-as-mysterious Matrix 4, the Michael Bay film Ambulance, the currently-filming Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and finally George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road prequel film, Furiosa.
Abdul-Mateen II will next be seen in Nia DaCosta’s Candyman, followed swiftly by his mysterious role in the equally-as-mysterious Matrix 4, the Michael Bay film Ambulance, the currently-filming Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and finally George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road prequel film, Furiosa.
