Wesley Snipes: ‘They made it very seductive to do action movies’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Before Wakanda, there was Zamunda,” declared aWashington Post article to mark the film’s 30th anniversary in 2018, in reference to the fictitious African nation in Black Panther. open image in gallery Snipes took inspiration from Idris Elba’s warlord in Beasts of No Nation “ was fun to do,” he says. “I decided to make Izzi the kind of guy who, even though he’s terrible, you want to go party with.” The role is personally satisfying for Snipes, who auditioned unsuccessfully for the first film. When you throw your ass in the fire and don’t learn that it can burn you, that’s your fault.” open image in gallery Snipes opposite Eddie Murphy in Coming 2 America After Coming 2 America, Snipes says he has several action franchises in development.