I mean unless it’s- the script has to be absolutely amazing. It’s funny that you’re saying that because just recently Rihanna said in an interview with OK Magazine that she’d rather not be considered for the remake of ‘The Bodyguard’ that they’re trying to do because she wants to act in films and not want to do a film that people will look at and say, ‘There’s no stretch there.’ so you’re echoing that same sentiment as well? You don’t want to do anything that’s going to involve music? The character I played in the film was basically me. But as far as acting goes, it wasn’t very challenging. It’s the reason I live in Atlanta to this day, that film. Let me really do something that’s not me.’ ‘Stomp the Yard’ was a great film. Because after ‘Stomp the Yard’, which was my first film everything that came in was, ‘You’re an ex choreographer,’ or ‘You’re an aspiring jazz singer.’ And I told them, ‘If I’m going to the acting thing, let me act. I could be Shaffer Smith the aspiring actor in this movie. On top of that the main attraction was the fact that it had nothing to do with music. I just love the creativity that goes into the sci-fi element of the film. Ne-Yo: The main attraction to doing this was, for one, I’m a huge sci-fi buff, a huge action film buff. He’s got to pull the Marine out and save the world.
He’s just a very conservative guy and then all of a sudden, the proverbial shit hits the fan, and now he’s got to pull out his hardass abilities. So when you first meet Corporal Harris you meet him in a flower shop with his wife and his best friend picking out floral arrangements and talking about bridesmaid dresses and stuff like that. So his wife is forcing him to put together their entire marriage in the two weeks he has left before they head out. His whole character background is that his wife is forcing him to put together- he’s about to go on leave.
He’s kind of nerdy, to be honest with you. Ne-Yo: Corporal Harris is a little bit conservative. How would you describe your character in the film? In speaking with, Ne-Yo talked about his role, the hard work to be an actor, and his upcoming projects. Having appeared in ‘Save the Last Dance,’ ‘Stomp the Yard’ and in an episode of ‘CSI: Miami,’ the Arkansas native is still trying to prove to the world that he can contribute more to the entertainment field than some hits songs. TheGrio is now on Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku.Over the past weekend, the sci-fi thriller ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ came in first place at the box office with a total of $35.6 million dollars, and for its stars Aaron Eckhart, who was in ‘ The Dark Knight,’ and Michelle Rodriguez, having been in ‘Avatar,’ being in a blockbuster is nothing new for them.įor the other cast members, such as Cory Hardrict, Ne-Yo, Ramon Rodriguez, Jim Parrack and Adetokumboh M’Cormack, though, this is huge for their careers, especially for the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ne-Yo. Have you subscribed to the Grio podcasts, ‘Dear Culture’ or Acting Up? Download our newest episodes now! “I don’t know when it happened, but we got to a place where we felt like we couldn’t just say it, you know? You’re feeling something, something’s going on, and you know something’s going on, but for whatever reason, you can’t just come out and say it.” “We’re actually stronger now than we were before now, we feel like we can really talk to each other.” “The quarantine kind of forced us to sit still, block out the noise from the world, you know the world can get very, very loud, and we tend to let the world’s opinion mean more in certain situations than it should,” he said. He also made similar comments in June on The Talk. in May 2020 that COVID’s death toll made the couple prioritize better. He told Chicago Morning Show host Kendra G. It’s not the first time that Ne-Yo has given credit to the pandemic for saving his marriage. Ne-Yo added, “We got to that place, and that almost broke us.” (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Ciroc) You’re feeling something … something’s going on, and you know something’s going on, but for whatever reason, you can’t just come out and say it.” Ne-Yo and Crystal Renay attend The Four cast Sean Diddy Combs, Fergie, and Meghan Trainor Host DJ Khaled’s Birthday Presented by CÎROC and Fox on Decemin Beverly Hills, California. “I don’t know when it happened, but we got to a place where we felt like we couldn’t just say it, you know. “Now we feel like we can really talk to each other.” “We’re actually stronger now than we were before,” he added. Ne-Yo relayed to GMB that having difficult conversations got them to this new start. She’s the mother of my children and she’s always gonna be that and I will always respect her,” Ne-Yo explained at the time. “It’s not a sad thing, it’s more of us realizing that - long story short, I’m never gonna talk bad about her. Crystal Renay gives birth to first daughter with Ne-Yo