Naomi Ackie on I Love Boosters and Clayface: ‘I got whiplash. I played Whitney Houston then went straight back to my damp little basement flat’
Actor Naomi Ackie reflects on the professional 'whiplash' of transitioning from a high-profile biopic to the realities of independent film work. She discusses her career trajectory and her perspective on the current state of the film industry.
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The article provides insight into the challenges faced by actors in the modern entertainment industry and the contrast between blockbuster expectations and artistic reality.
The British actor’s Whitney biopic was supposed to make her a star. But it’s been her more offbeat roles – in ‘Mickey 17’ and ‘Blink Twice’ – that have turned her into one of our most exciting exports. As she stars in ‘Clayface’ and ‘I Love Boosters’, she speaks to Adam White about capitalism, the threat against original films, and her very proud father
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W hen I go through hectic times, I end up wiping my memory,” Naomi Ackie explains. It’s a good thing, she insists. “I do it if I’m overwhelmed, or if I’m around people I don’t like. I can just lift them out of my mind without effort.”
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