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- And once Selma ‘s awards season run concluded in 2015, Oyelowo turned his attention to a script on The Black List called The Water Man. He knew he wanted to produce a movie that was reminiscent of E.T. and The Goonies, but he had no idea that it would eventually lead him into the director’s chair.
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Aug 26, 2021 · “‘The Water Man,’ as a script was, was one of those pieces that, anywhere we went to initially there was a bit of trepidation around this quite lazy phrase, which is, deeming the film, a...
May 6, 2021 · David Oyelowo's first feature film as a director is "The Water Man," about an 11-year-old boy who tries to find a man he's heard has the secret of eternal life. In an interview, Oyelowo talked about creating a mix of magic and mystery, what he learned not to do from other directors, and switching a character's gender in order to cast an ...
May 13, 2021 · And once Selma ‘s awards season run concluded in 2015, Oyelowo turned his attention to a script on The Black List called The Water Man. He knew he wanted to produce a movie that was...
May 10, 2021 · David Oyelowo talks about directing The Water Man, the fantasy films that inspired him growing up, and the filmmakers he screened the movie for.
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May 6, 2021 · David Oyelowo was looking for a very particular kind of project when he read Emma Needell’s script for The Water Man back in 2015. The veteran actor is a passionate fan of a specific kind of nuanced, expansive child-led films that one could argue had their heyday back in the 1980s.
May 4, 2021 · We talk about her adventurous spirit as a child who conjured stories around world-building and myth-making, her journey as a screenwriter to writing and making The Water Man, and her successful collaboration with director David Oyelowo. Plus, she shares invaluable advice and insight for all writers about writing what you're passionate about.
May 7, 2021 · Looper talked with David Oyelowo about his favorite movies growing up as well as what he learned as an actor and a director while he worked on "The Water Man."
