Donald Glover has had success working with Malia Obama as a author on his acclaimed new collection Swarm, and the pair are gearing as much as work collectively as soon as once more.
Talking to GQ for his cowl story launched on Tuesday (April 4), Glover revealed that his media firm Gilga might be releasing a brief movie from the previous president’s daughter. He’s been mentoring Obama for a while now — and warned her of how vital it’s to make a very good first impression along with her work.
“The first thing we did was talk about the fact that she will only get to do this once,” he stated. “You’re Obama’s daughter. So if you make a bad film, it will follow you around.”
His inventive companion at Gilga, Fam Udeorji, additionally spoke to working with Malia. “Understanding somebody like Malia’s cachet means something,” Udeorji stated. “But we really wanted to make sure she could make what she wanted — even if it was a slow process.”
The title of the corporate is impressed by Gilgamesh — the mythic Mesopotamian hero who angered the gods. And Glover has excessive expectations for every little thing that filters by way of his lens.
“Gilga is like [high-end supermarket] Erewhon for culture,” he stated. “I want to work with the best people in every medium. To work toward sustainable output. The culture we’re getting from our phones is not high quality. It can be really good sometimes. And fun. But not necessarily high quality. Gilga is the filter for all of that.”
Outside of the movie and TV world, Donald Glover recenetly promised that new Childish Gambino music is lastly on its means. He revealed the information whereas speaking to E! on the pink carpet of the 2023 Golden Globes in January — the place he was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series for Atlanta‘s fourth and final season.
“I’m making music proper now,” he stated. “I love it. I’m actually working. I’m in the studio. I’ve been, like, bringing people in — like secret people. Like, working on little things. But I’ve just been, like, making it for fun for right now. But soon, something will happen I promise. Something will happen.”
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