Actress Brie Larson says actor Michael B. Jordan is an incredibly compassionate and caring person. The actress enjoyed working with him on ‘Just Mercy’, which tells the true story of a lawyer attempting to free a man wrongfully convicted of the murder of a young girl.
While we may enjoy their superhero avatars as Erik Killmonger and Captain Marvel in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Michael B. Jordan and Brie Larson switch to their dramatic side as they star alongside Jamie Foxx in ‘Just Mercy’. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, ‘Just Mercy’ is based on lawyer Bryan Stevenson's best-selling memoir. Michael plays Bryan, who along with local advocate Eva Ansley (Laron) takes up the case of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who was sentenced to die for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite there being evidence which proves his innocence.
“Michael has always felt a little like family, because when we were releasing ‘Short Term 12’, his film ‘Fruitvale Station’ was coming out at that same time, so we were paired a lot together and were super-supportive of each other’s projects. So it wasn’t very hard to have that type of rapport,” Larson said.
“I’m so privileged to have had the opportunity to share this experience with him, also because of who Michael is. He stands in real life for these issues that we’re depicting onscreen, and he is an incredibly compassionate and caring person who wanted to do things that had never been done before with this film — in particular with diversity behind the camera,” she added.
Helmed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film follows life of Bryan Stevenson’s fight to free Walter McMillian, a man wrongly convicted of murder and sent to death row. Jordan has also produced the film and features in it. Warner Bros. Pictures will release the film in India on January 17.
Michael, who is also a co-producer of ‘Just Mercy’ was all compliments for his director sharing, "The positive energy Destin gave off and the tone he set is why our cast and crew was so close. It trickles down from the top and we all followed his leadership. It felt like magic because we had everyone coming together who really cared about this project and it created an environment to do something special. And as a producer, I felt the story had to be told by a person of color. Destin brings a certain honesty and real-life experience to his perspective."
