The Brit Award winning Top Boy star joined Cillian Murphy for the UK premiere of new Netflix drama, 'Steve'. Report by Nelsonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
00:00I imagine for you as a successful artist there must be, it must give a certain type of draw to sign on to a project like this because you only have so much energy and it's going to pull you away from other creative exploits that you have. So what was it about this that felt right for you at this stage of your career?
00:16Yeah, I just think like, I'm all for storytelling man and telling stories that I feel like need to be told, that are authentic, that are true and that are important, you know what I mean? And Max, like, the book is incredible and what you've done with the film, I just think is like, yeah man, second to none. So I'm really, really, really, really excited to be a part of this and I'm excited for people to see it.
00:39Do you know there's a song in this as well? I remember watching it, I was like, that's definitely like Little Sims. Is this one of the first, I guess you've done kind of collaboration, collaboration with your music in film and like television in the past, but does that give it an added like frisson for you when you're firing on like more than one cylinder?
00:59Yeah, I guess in ways, but I just want to always do right by the project and by the film, do you know what I mean? So it was just whatever I can contribute to help tell this story even further is what I'm here to do, do you know what I mean? And the song was kind of like a love letter to Shai and Steve, you know, and I just tried to encapsulate a lot of the feeling within the film in like three and a half minutes, which is a hard task to do, but hopefully I've done all right.
01:28How do you feel about that? Kind of like the heavy drum and bass that's in the movie? It's like really nostalgic, but it's like, yeah, super nostalgic and I'm glad I got to tap into that. Just my own like selfish reasons, but yeah, no, it was wicked, man. Big up Miles as well who produced it and yeah, I think, I think we've done our thing on that.
01:47What was the thing that you miss most about the 90s personally? Because it was quite a nostalgic film, but like watching it felt like at times you're watching like home video footage.
01:57Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Maybe that, you know, just like, just that rawness, that kind of like the style, obviously music. I mean, I was, I was super young, so I don't remember too much.
02:11But looking back when I look at old photos and stuff, the style, man, I just used to think, man, you're the coolest captain.
02:17Speaking earlier today, you told me how on set it was very, everyone was kind of like equal. It wasn't like there was a divide between kind of the teaching staff and the younger generation in there. But there is a sort of captain of the ship, Mr. Killian Murphy, who's just moved a lot of people in a lot of different ways over the last couple of years.
02:38Just talk me through working with him, one-on-one, acting with him in those scenes that you had together and what you've kind of taken from that as an artist.
02:47Killian's magic, man. He's one-on-one, you know what I'm saying? He's super lovely. He's such a nice guy, but super focused and his focus like trickles down, you know what I mean?
02:57And everyone, everyone is as well, but like he's, you know, he's so in it and so immersed and takes it really seriously, but so collaborative and so open to like try and stuff as well with Tim, the director.
03:11So yeah, it was, it was, I'm so blessed I got to, you know, work with him in my lifetime, like not only just see him on screen as a fan, but actually work in close proximity, like it's crazy.
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