Forest Whitakers about what it takes to play a criminal boss

The work of actor Forrest Whitaker speaks volumes without ever having to say a word. This applies to his Oscar winner as a dictator idi amin in The last king of Scotland (2006) and his representation of a calm killer in the Jim Jarmusch Ghost Dog: The path of Samurai (1999). It is also the case in its latest role as a real -life crime boss “Bumpy” Johnson in the fourth season of the MGM+ series Harlem godfather. In addition to his acting, Whitaker is an accomplished film director for films, including Hope swims And Wait for exhale. He also produced Ryan Coogler's debut feature Fruitvale stationamong other things.

Whitaker tells The treatment About how exciting it is to have civil rights icons such as Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell play a major role in Harlem godfatherThe code “bumpy” Johnson lived from and why the representation of Johnson took so much out of him.