New Hollywood Podcast: David Oyelowo Talks The Fantasy And Inclusivity Of His Feature Directorial Debut ‘The Water Man’

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From his critically acclaimed role in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to taking a journey to Wonderland and Neverland in Come Away,  David Oyelowo has given us moving performances and always delivers in front of the camera, but with the forthcoming The Water Man, Emmy-nominated actor does double duty as an actor and as director.In The Water Man, which opens in theaters on May 7 and will be distributed by Netflix internationally later this year, we follow Gunner (This Is Us star Lonnie Chavis) as he sets out on a quest to save his ill mother (Rosario Dawson) by searching for a mythic figure who possesses the secret to immortality: the titular Water Man.He gets some help from a mysterious and no-nonsense girl, Jo (Amiah Miller) and they go on a