John Boyega Urges Co-Star Jamie Foxx To ‘Pick Up’ The Phone Amid Recovery
Stars of the highly-anticipated Netflix film, They Cloned Tyrone, took to the red carpet on Thursday, June 15 in Miami to celebrate the film's premiere. However, one of the stars was noticeably absent: Jamie Foxx.
John Boyega and Teyonah Parris walked the red carpet as Foxx recovers from an undisclosed medical event in April.
“I wanted him to show up here, but you know, I know he’s dealing with what he’s dealing with, and we just wish him all the best," Boyega said--according to Deadline. “I’ve been calling, I’m just gonna keep on calling.. He better pick up. Come on, Jamie!”
Parris also spoke highly of the 55-year-old Academy Award winner, saying, “I wish Jamie all the recovery and healing. He’s just so amazing. It was just such an honor to work with him. He’s so generous as an actor and as a human, along with John. I got lucky to be able to work with such dope men on this project, and dope men of color, that it was just so much fun.”
She added that Foxx “brings such an energy to the set.”
Labeled as "Friday meets Get Out", They Cloned Tyrone follows an unlikely trio thrust “onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.” Tyrone Fontaine, Yo-Yo, and Slick Charles, portrayed by Boyega, Parris, and Foxx respectively, soon discover that scientists have been contaminating various products in their neighborhood, including hair gel, grape-flavored juice, and fried chicken, with a mysterious substance.
The movie marks filmmaker Juel Taylor’s feature directorial debut. Taylor is best known for writing on movies such as Creed II and Space Jam: A New Legacy. The movie also stars Kiefer Sutherland, David Alan Grier, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Tyler Antonius, and more.
They Cloned Tyrone drops on July 21 on Netflix.
