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Oyelowo: A decade ago, Queen of Katwe would feature a white savior
“It's because Of Tendo Nagenda being at the center of getting this made, that my character isn't a white missionary which is what it would, which is what it has been up until, you know, when I say a white savior, that's how this film would have got made 10 year…”
Oyelowo: Lupita Nyong'o's star power was essential for Disney greenlighting Katwe
“She is one of the reasons the movie gets made, because when you don't have someone like that, that gives a company like Disney the confidence to make the film, because that, you know, at the end of the day, you want people in these movies that draw a crowd, an…”
Oyelowo: Positive depictions of African communities remain rare in cinema
“As you can probably tell from watching the film, these are images we don't tend to get to see, of people we don't tend to get to see in this way.”
Oyelowo: Hollywood had no comparable films for Queen of Katwe
“What we tend to do in Hollywood is we think about comps. What is the film like? We just don't have comps.”