♪♪♪ >>> WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
PAM BARRETT HERE WITH "VIEW ON ACTORS SPOTLIGHT" WHERE WE
HIGHLIGHT A PROFESSION THAT THE MEDIA OFTEN OVERLOOKS, ACTORS.
WE HAVE THREE INCREDIBLE GUESTS WITH US TODAY.
FIRST, KINGSLEY BENEDEER IS HAVING A MOMENT.
HE PLAYS MALCOM X IN THE ACCLAIMED MOVIE "ONE NIGHT IN
MIAMI." LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
>> THAT IS WHY THIS MOVEMENT WE'RE IN A CALLED A STRUGGLE
BECAUSE WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> WONDERFUL TO BE HERE AS WELL.
>> I'M SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN. >> WONDERFUL TO BE HERE.
>> WAIT. YOU'RE BRITISH?
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. >> OH MY GOD.
OKAY. YOUR ACCENT, YOU CHANGED IT, YOU
TRICKED ME. >> WELL, I AM AN ACTOR, THAT'S
MY JOB, INNIT? >> INNIT, IT IS.
WOW, YOU SO CRAZY, KINGSLEY. OKAY, WOW.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO DANIEL KALUUYA, WHO IS GETTING
SOME OSCAR BUZZ FOR HIS MOVIE "JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH."
HERE HE IS AS BLACK PANTHER PARTY LEADER FRED HAMPTON.
TAKE A LOOK. >> I BELIEVE I'M HERE DOING WHAT
I WAS BORN FOR. CAUSE I LIVE FOR MY PEOPLE
BECAUSE I LOVE THE PEOPLE. I WILL FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE
BECAUSE I WILL DIE FOR THE PEOPLE.
>> AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE. >> HELLO, LOVE.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, YEAH? >> HOLD UP.
ANOTHER ONE? YOU'RE BRITISH TOO?
>> I SUPPOSE SO, YEAH. >> OKAY.
OH MY GOD, THIS IS CRAZY. WERE YOU BRITISH WHEN YOU MADE
"GET OUT"? >> INDEED I WAS.
>> I'M JUST SO IMPRESSED. WHAT CAN'T YOU TWO DO?
>> LOOKS LIKE WE CAN'T CARRY LEGAL AMERICAN PASSPORTS.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> OH MY GOD.
OH MY GOD, YOU JUST THOUGHT OF THAT RIGHT NOW?
OKAY, OKAY. AND FINALLY ICE CUBE IS HERE.
HE HAS A NEW MOVIE COMING OUT AN HULU ATLANTA
CALLED "ARE WE THERE YET AND, IF NOT, WHY."
TAKE A LOOK. >> YO, GET YOUR ASS IN THIS CAR.
WE GOT TO GET THERE. MAN, IF YOU DON'T GET IN HERE,
WE'LL NEVER GET THERE. >> WELCOME, CUBE.
>> RIGHT-O. LOVELY TO BE HERE.
IT'S REAL TIPPY-TOPPER. >> HOLD UP.
ARE YOU TRYING TO DO A BRITISH ACCENT?
>> NO, LOVE. I'M ACTUALLY BRITISH.
>> CUBE, CUBE COME ON, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.
>> DO WHAT? BE A YOUNG, HANDSOME,
CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED, BRITISH ACTOR?
I AM BRITISH FROM JOLLY OLD LONDON TOWN.
>> YOU REALLY FROM LONDON YEAH? I WAS BORN OFF KENTISH TOWN.
WHAT PART ARE YOU FROM? >> ME?
AH MAN -- I GREW UP IN LIKE TICKLE BUCKLE CIRCLE.
>> I'M NOT SURE I HEARD OF THAT ONE, MATE.
>> COME ON MATE, IT'S RIGHT NEAR MUGGLE, PIPAS CROSS.
>> YOU'RE ICE CUBE. YOU'RE FROM
SOUTH CENTRAL, LOS ANGELES. IT'S IN EVERY ONE OF YOUR SONGS.
LOOK, I KNOW A LOT OF BRITS WIN OSCARS PLAYING AMERICANS, BUT
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS. >> I DON'T NEED NO BLOODY OSCAR.
I ALREADY WON THREE PUDDING BOYS.
>> JUST BE YOURSELF MATE. WE LOVE YOU.
ICE CUBE'S AN AMERICAN LEGEND. >> WELL, ME NAME'S NOT ICE CUBE
IN BRITAIN, MATE. >> WHAT IS IT THEN?
>> COLDY SQUARES. >> COME ON, MAN.
>> THAT'S NOT EVEN -- >> IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY BRITISH,
WHAT DO WE CALL BARS IN THE U.K.?
>> YE OLDE SLURP AND BURP. >> YOUR AMERICAN ACCENT IS
PERFECT. WHERE DID YOU GET IT FROM?
>> I WATCH A LOT OF "FRIENDS." >> COME OFF IT MAN.
THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE SAYS. >> YEAH, WELL, WHERE DID YOU
LEARN AN AMERICAN ACCENT? >> FROM WATCHING ICE CUBE
MOVIES. >> YEAH MAN, "FRIDAY."
"BOYZ IN THE HOOD." CLASSICS BRO.
YOU'RE THE O.G. YOU PAVED THE WAY FOR ALL OF US
MAN. JUST BEING AUTHENTICALLY YOU.
COME ON, BE REAL. >> HMM.
WELL, AIN'T THAT A PIP? YOU'RE KICKING ME BIMBLY.
[ INDISCERNABLE ] >> NOT GOING TO BUDGE ON THIS,
HUH? OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S GO TO COMMERCIAL. NEXT UP WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO
THE STAR OF "THE UNDOING," HUGH GRANT.
>> WONDERFUL TO BE HERE. PARDON, IS THAT COLDY SQUARES
FROM TICKLE BUCKLE CIRCLE? >> HEY, ALL RIGHT HUGHIE.
>> I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE THE 2010 PUDDING BOYS.
>> UH-UH. OKAY, Y'ALL.
WE HAVE ENTERED THE MATRIX. LET'S GET ON OUT OF HERE.
[ APPLAUSE ] ♪♪♪