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As for those returning cast members, Washington relied heavily on their experience with the characters.
So of course he was going to be a part of [the movie].
He was connected to it before me."
Danielle Deadwyler and John David Washington in ‘The Piano Lesson’.Credit:Netflix
Luckily, theTenetandBallersstar was all in, and Malcolm says things “definitely got emotional” working together.
“He started ad-libbing, which is crazy in an August Wilson thing.
That’s your family, that’s your blood.'
Samuel L. Jackson in ‘The Piano Lesson’.David Lee/Netflix
That’s him,” Malcolm recalls of his brother’s performance.
“It was so fearless.
That was instilled in me by watching him work.”
John David Washington on the set of ‘The Piano Lesson’.Courtesy Malcolm Washington
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In this moment, I was starting to discover all that John David was bringing to Boy Willie.
A glimpse into whats under the surface."
The set of ‘The Piano Lesson’.Courtesy Malcolm Washington
The story it all told."
The warm and fuzzy tinge of nostalgia.
The laughter shared in-between setups, the love of a community coming together as a family."
Ray Fisher and John David Washington on the set of ‘The Piano Lesson’.Courtesy Malcolm Washington
Malcolm Washington, John David Washington, and cinematographer Mike Gioulakis on the set of ‘The Piano Lesson’.Courtesy Malcolm Washington
