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Im just trying to burrow into this hole and really figure that out.
The conceit of that book is that black folks have built these trains that run underground.
Its almost like a manifestation of the main character, Cora, and her heroines journey.
Nothing has grabbed me like it in so, so many years.
But how does Jenkins envision life after he finishes work on the Amazon mini-series?
Mayhaps hell make the jump to the Marvel cinematic universe?
I think now I want to grow aesthetically.
I would love to do a sci-fi film.
Im a big fan ofDenis Villeneuve.
I would love to do something in the vein of that.
Hopefully Ill get to expand after I finishTheUnderground Railroad, he said.
Im not gonna do anything between now andTheUnderground Railroad.Thats what Im committed to, thats my destiny.
But you know, Im friends withRyan Coogler, and I look at what he did going fromFruitvaletoCreedtoBlack Panther.
And you watchBlack Panther, no one else could have made that.
If there was a character or a world that really suited my voice, absolutely.
I love cinema of all different scales, and I would love to play on that scale some day.
Kevin Feige, shoot your shot!
Reporting by Scott Huver
