{"id":50176,"date":"2023-01-15T14:52:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T14:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/15\/eps-on-the-new-malcolm-x-exclusive-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2023-01-15T14:52:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T14:52:16","slug":"eps-on-the-new-malcolm-x-exclusive-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/15\/eps-on-the-new-malcolm-x-exclusive-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"EPs On The New Malcolm X (Exclusive) \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/godfather-of-harlem-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div 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.694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: MGM+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/godfather-of-harlem-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Godfather of Harlem<\/em><\/a> is shaking issues up in season 3. The MGM+ sequence is again for season 3 on January 15 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/michaelraymondjames\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Michael Raymond-James<\/strong><\/a> coming into the fold as notorious mobster Joe Colombo. <strong>HollywoodLife<\/strong> spoke EXCLUSIVELY with government producers <strong>Chris Brancato<\/strong> and <strong>Paul Eckstein<\/strong> about season 3, together with the casting of Joe Colombo.<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-articles\" class=\"inline-related-articles\">\n<h2 id=\"related-articles\" class=\"inline-related-articles__heading\">More TV News:<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">\u201cThere were two actors who really, really stood out as being potential Colombos, so what Paul and I did was what we sometimes do when we\u2019re in this either-or situation, we go to our fellow executive producer<strong> Forest Whitaker<\/strong> and we say, \u2018Hey, Forest, maybe you have an opinion about the acting,&#8217;\u201d Chris instructed <strong>HollywoodLife<\/strong> on the 2023 Television Critics Association winter press tour. \u201cAnd he came back and he said, \u2018You know, I gotta tell you. The guys are both great, but I\u2019m just going to say, there was something about Michael Raymond-James.\u2019 That tilted the scales for us, so that\u2019s who we hired. We told Michael when he first came aboard, \u2018It was real close with you and the other guy. The guy who pushed you over the finish line was Mr. Whitaker.\u2019 He was so overjoyed. He\u2019s a wonderful chameleon.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5007013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5007013\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/godfather-of-harlem-embed-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5007013\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/godfather-of-harlem-embed-2.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Raymond James\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5007013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Raymond James as Joe Colombo. (MGM+)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Chris famous that the introduction of Joe Colombo into Bumpy\u2019s world was partially as a consequence of <strong>Vincent D\u2019Onofrio\u2019s<\/strong> preliminary\u00a0lack of availability. \u201cSo we were like, we need a new version of an Italian antagonist for Bumpy, and yet we\u2019re still going to have Vincent come back at some point,\u201d Cris revealed. \u201cWe\u2019re not saying goodbye to him yet, so how do we do this? How do we bridge the gap? We were excited about writing for the character of Joe Colombo who we viewed as a new-age mobster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\"><em>Godfather of Harlem<\/em> season 3 can even function <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2413821\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Jason Alan Carvell<\/strong><\/a> enjoying <strong>Malcolm X<\/strong>, taking on the position from fan-favorite<strong> Nig\u00e9l Thatch<\/strong>. Chris and Paul defined why the position of Malcolm X needed to be recast.<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"articles-trending-now\" class=\"entry-navigation inline-trending-stories\">\n\t\t<span id=\"articles-trending-now\" class=\"screen-reader-only\">Articles Trending Now<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-navigation__heading\">\n\t\t\tTrending Now\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-navigation__heading__icon\"><svg fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 17\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t<path fill=\"#D718A7\" d=\"M8 16.376a8 8 0 1 0 0-16 8 8 0 0 0 0 16Z\"\/>\n\t<path stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m9.51 5.626 2.11-.75.76 2.09\"\/>\n\t<path stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m3.42 10.696 2.21-3.05 2.03 3.83 3.95-6.5\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- .entry-navigation --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">\u201cThe season started about 4 to 5 months later than it was supposed to and Nig\u00e9l had other projects that he had committed to, so we literally were not able to have him available to us,\u201d Chris mentioned. \u201cWe had to do what you never want to have to do, particularly when an actor\u2019s performance has been so brilliant like Nig\u00e9l\u2019s, is find someone else. Through what I considered a minor miracle we found an actor. The audience is going to take a minute to adjust, but he\u2019s got a lot of gravitas. He\u2019s got a lot of warmth. I think he very capably plays Malcolm. I think the audience at the end of the season is going to say, wow, you guys are really lucky. You\u2019ve gotten two great actors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Paul added, \u201cIt\u2019s interesting when you think about it because he\u2019s such an iconic person, and <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/denzel-washington\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Denzel [Washington]\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> already played him, it\u2019s been out there. But in some ways to have two takes on our show that are uniquely different and almost incomparable. You really can\u2019t say one\u2019s better or worse because they\u2019re such depthful choices that each one of these actors made. For Jason, his warmth, his ability to really make us feel what he\u2019s experiencing on a familial level, on a personal level, it really works and it\u2019s really vibrant. Nig\u00e9l brought something else that was equally as powerful, so we\u2019re really excited that we have this new take on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside aria-labelledby=\"related-link\" class=\"inline-related-link\">\n\t\t<span id=\"related-link\" class=\"screen-reader-only\">Related Link<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-related-link__text\">\n\t\t\t<strong>Related:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-aidan-bryant-agt-4419767\/?utm_source=related-link&amp;utm_pageType=article-with-linked-gallery\" data-analytics-trigger=\"inline-related-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAidan Bryant: 5 Things To Know About The 18-Year-Old Aerialist Returning For \u2018AGT: All-Stars\u2019\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">Over the course of season 3, Chris revealed that Bumpy will understand that he \u201ccan\u2019t go it alone and is going to have to form alliances and that will at the beginning of the season be with a Cuban gangster. If last year was the French connection and his attempt to get the heroin from Marseilles, this year is the Cuban connection and his partnership with a Spanish Harlem gang leader in his fight against the Italians, which is kind of mirroring the Black-Latin alliance that was going on in the Civil Rights Movement at the time. Those alliances will test his patience and test his life eventually.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5007014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5007014\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/godfather-of-harlem-embed.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5007014\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/godfather-of-harlem-embed.jpg\" alt=\"Forest Whitaker\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5007014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Forest Whitaker as Bumpy Johnson. (MGM+)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">Bumpy can even be coping with extra private and inside points, Chris teased. Chris mentioned that Bumpy\u2019s \u201cown conscience will start to prick him about what he\u2019s doing to his own community. In other words, he\u2019s not going to be able to just hide behind the excuse of if somebody\u2019s going to sell drugs it might as well be me because I put the money back into the community. That\u2019s going to ring a little hollow. Bumpy\u2019s going to be forced to confront his own conscience and the disapproval of those around him. It\u2019s a personally important season and, obviously, all the gangster stuff will be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">Paul famous, \u201cI think his other challenge is going to be with his wife where we\u2019re going to see them come to a new reality and a new modern reality. I think it also speaks to the changing of times and the consciousness around women.\u201d Mayme will start working for <strong>Adam Clayton Powell<\/strong> and \u201chave a few political aspirations of her own,\u201d in keeping with Chris.<em> Godfather of Harlem<\/em> airs Sundays on MGM+.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" class=\"article__subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"click\">Click to Subscribe to Get Our Free HollywoodLife Daily Newsletter<\/span> to get the most popular celeb information.<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: MGM+ Godfather of Harlem is shaking issues up in season 3. The MGM+ sequence is again for season 3 on January 15 with Michael Raymond-James coming into the fold as notorious mobster Joe Colombo. 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