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Spirit Awards: Jeffrey Wright Says “Nobody Wanted to Finance” ‘American Fiction’ Initially
The actor praised Ram Bergman and Rian Johnson for deciding to executive produce the film.
Wright then gave a blunt explanation as to why American Fiction was made as an indie film despite its all-star cast, which besides the actor includes Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown and Adam Brody. “The reason that our film was independent at the start was because nobody wanted to finance it—except for Ram Bergman and Rian Johnson,” he said referencing the movie’s T-Street executive producers. Wright beat out nine other nominees, including Jessica Chastain ( Memory), Greta Lee ( Past Lives), Trace Lysette ( Monica), Natalie Portman ( May December), Judy Reyes ( Birth/Rebirth), Franz Rogowski ( Passages), Andrew Scott ( All of Us Strangers), Teyana Taylor ( A Thousand and One) and Teo Yoo ( Past Lives).
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