Regina King Praises “Stunning” ‘Origin” At Tastemaker Screening With Ava DuVernay & Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: “This is a beautiful piece of art that I had no idea was going to resonate so deeply with me,” Regina King declared at last night’s overflowing tastemaker screening of Ava DuVernay’s Origin. “It’s a film about connectivity,” the Oscar winner added to the heavy hitter crowd. “I believe this is a film that will be studied in Anthropology classes for years and years to come.” “Stunning, thank you,” King even more bluntly said of Origin to When They See Us vets DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and wide applause from influential onlookers.
In a rare public appearance, the acclaimed actor and director took center stage with DuVernay and Ellis-Taylor Thursday to praise and delve into the film based on Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 bestseller Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents.
The screening at West Hollywood’s London hotel was just the latest in a multi-prong effort DuVernay and her ARRAY team have instigated to raise the Venice debuting Origin’s profile in the awards conversation the past couple of months – efforts that have featured screenings with Ben Affleck and Sean Penn, among others.
In that vein, JJ Abrams, James Bond franchise executive producer Barbara Broccoli, and Guillermo del Toro are hosting an Origin screening tonight at Phoenix Pictures CEO Mike Medavoy and wife Irena’s Westside home.
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