‘Supacell’ Lead Tosin Cole on Bringing South London’s Black Experience to the Sci-Fi World in Netflix Series: ‘It’s About Time’
variety.comAlex Ritman Tosin Cole has already been part of two of the best-known sci-fi franchises around. Sure, the American-born British actor admits his turn as starfighter pilot Lieutenant Bastian in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was perhaps a little “blink-and-you’ll miss it” (although it could have been a lot more — he got down to the final few auditioning for John Boyega’s role of Finn but “it just didn’t work out” and J.J.
Abrams offered him this part instead). But in BBC cult series “Doctor Who,” however, across seasons 11 and 12, he played the main character of Ryan Sinclair, companion to Jodie Whittaker’s Time Lord.
It all gives him some solid bragging rights. “You know, I can tell my grandkids, ‘Your granddaddy was in this show!,’” he exclaims.
But now there’s another sci-fi that he hopes could also become something to tell the grandchildren about in years to come. “Supacell,” which lands on Netflix on June 27, is the brainchild of Rapman, the British rapper turned filmmaker who rose to prominence thanks to his cult three-part YouTube series “Shiro’s Story” and his 2019 directorial feature debut “Blue Story.” At its heart it’s a classic superhero drama, following a group of ordinary individuals as they suddenly develop special powers which they try to use to overcome hurdles in their own lives and, ultimately, confront a menacing threat that lurks over the horizon.
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