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David Oyelowo Recalls ‘Rocketeer’ Project Halting After “Performative” DEI Sparked By BLM Movement
As David Oyelowo and wife Jessica's production company expands its repertoire, they've faced an uphill battle in terms of representation.
The 3x Golden Globe nominee recently teased their Yoruba Saxon banner’s upcoming adaptation of Tọlá Okogwu’s Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun and their long-gestating Rocketeer sequel, as they navigate “performative” inclusion that came from the Black Lives Matter movement following George Floyd’s death in 2020. Despite the latest attacks on DEI, David and Jessica intend to keep making the same inclusive work they’ve always made. In August 2021, Deadline reported that Disney+ had teamed with Yoruba Saxon for The Return of the Rocketeer, an Ed Ricourt-penned sequel to the 1991 film.
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