Exclusive: David Oyelowo Talks ‘Come Away’ & Working With Angelina Jolie
Hitting theaters and on VOD on Friday, November 13 from Relativity Media is the forthcoming fantasy drama Come Away, directed by Brenda Chapman and starring Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo.
Come Away will be led by newcomers Jordan A. Nash and Keira Chansa. It will also feature Anna Chancellor, Clarke Peters, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Caine, David Gyasi, and Reece Yates.
In this imaginative origin story of two of the most beloved characters in literature – Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland – eight-year-old Alice, her mischievous brother Peter and their brilliant older sibling David let their imaginations run wild one blissful summer in the English countryside. Encouraged by their parents Jack and Rose, the kids’ make-believe tea parties, sword fights and pirate ship adventures come to an abrupt end when tragedy strikes.
Peter, eager to prove himself a hero to his grief-stricken and financially-struggling parents, journeys with Alice to London, where they try to sell a treasured heirloom to the sinister pawnshop owner known as C.J. Returning home, Alice seeks temporary refuge in a wondrous rabbit hole while Peter permanently escapes reality by entering a magical realm as leader of the “Lost Boys.”
For Oyelowo, who plays one of the parents, this is one of many films that he’s had in 2020. Earlier in September, his directorial debut The Water Man had made it world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and coming up is a role in George Clooney’s The Midnight Sky.
Oyelowo recently spoke with BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales about his role in Come Away and working with Angelina Jolie.
