-You have a lot of projects I want to talk about.
One film is "The Hate U Give." -Yeah.
-This is -- -So this film is based on a book.
And the book was based on a two-part poem "The Hate U Give."
He said, "The hate you give little infants F's everybody."
That's what "thug life" stood for.
When Tupac had that "thug life" across his stomach?
-Yeah. -And this movie is based --
A book was written based on that poem.
And it really is just saying -- Like, the movie is incredible.
George Tillman directed it.
And Amandla Stenberg is starring in it.
And it's really dealing with a lot of --
like, just a community that's been broken up
by a tragic incident
and how a family has to deal with that.
And this young girl who, like, has to code switch --
she's a black girl from the neighborhood
who really is, like, trying to fit in
at the white school she goes to --
and she code switches,
but then this incident changes her
and makes her have to come and use her voice.
And it's really about how a family deals with these situations.
It's a good look at America
and what our responsibility is to each other.
And I think it's a powerful movie.
-And then you have "Smallfoot,"
which is an animated, full-on kids' fun, family movie.
-Yeah, yeah. -That's family-family.
-Yeah, that's family. Yeah, it is.
That's a family, everybody -- -Yeah, that's -- Yeah.
And it's fantastic.
So many voices and people in this.
I'm like, "Who is that?" I know James Corden.
-James Corden, yeah.
-Channing Tatum. Lebron.
-Danny DeVito. -Danny DeVito's great.
-Yeah. -Oh, these characters are great.
-Yeah. Lebron.
-Lebron James. -Yeah.
-How great was Lebron James?
-Oh, Lebron's the man. -He went for it.
-Man, he -- I didn't even know it was him for a while.
-Me neither! I saw his name come up, I go --
-Like, but I was excited.
We did the premiere, and I was like --
I was excited because, you know,
one of the reasons I do animated films, I want kids --
I love for kids to get excited and feel that joy.
Plus, this film has a -- -Yeah, it was fun.
I watched it with my kids. -Yeah, did you your kids like it?
-They loved it, yeah. -Good.
Yeah, it's got a great message through it, too.
But it's fun. It's fun.
So I was having a good time on the red carpet --
well, the blue carpet they had.
And the kids were paying attention to me.
And then as soon as Lebron stepped out, it was over, man.
It was like everybody just turned to Lebron.
The red carpet is a humbling experience, man.
For real, it is. -I know.
-It is. -Let's talk about the movie.
Basically what it's about is
there's, like, a whole village of yetis or --
-Yetis. -Or bigfoots.
-Bigfoot, yeah. -And one of the bigfoots
think that they saw --
rumored that they saw a smallfoot, which is...
-A human. -...a human.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
So for them, seeing a human is like,
"I just saw smallfoot."
Yeah. And so, then he's trying to prove to everyone
that he really did see a smallfoot. -Right.
-And it's funny, and it's charming,
and it's actually -- it's got a message in it.
-Yeah, but my character is the stonekeeper,
and he is like -- it was tough
because I had to play, like, a politician.
I was, like, holding all the --
Like, the whole idea that smallfoot didn't exist,
human beings didn't exist,
I had to keep that lie going,
so I felt like a real politician, you know?
You know how that is, right?
-Absolutely. Yeah, yeah.
-They keep the lies going. -Keep the lies going.
-Some of them do, right? -Exactly.
But we figure it out by the end. -Yeah.
-And it becomes a cool, peaceful, and loving world.
-Yeah. -I want to show a clip
from Common's new film "Smallfoot,"
in theaters everywhere now.
Check this out.
-Now, I know Migo has gotten you all very anxious
with his little "story,"
but there's nothing to fear, because it isn't true.
-But I-I saw one.
-You can't have seen it because it doesn't exist.
-I know, I know, because the stone says
there's no such thing as a smallfoot.
-Yep, right there.
-But it was right there in front of me.
-Hey, Migo, how do you know it was a smallfoot?
-It had a small foot.
-Uh, Dad?
-Most likely he slipped, hit his head,
got confused, and saw a...
Because if Migo is saying he saw a smallfoot,
then he's saying a stone is wrong.
-Uh...
-Is that what you're saying, Migo?
That a stone is wrong?
-If saying I saw a smallfoot means that a stone is wrong,
then I -- I guess I am.
[ All gasp ]
-[ Gasps ] Our thanks to Common.