One of the greatest joys at a film festival is meeting an artist for the first time and knowing with certainty that, from that point on, you’ll always prioritize their work. I’ve been lucky enough to have a number of those encounters over the years, but two especially memorable ones are Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre. I first met Harrison Jr. at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival for Luce, and for Pierre it was at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival for Brother, both breathtaking performances in exceptional films. In addition to the fact that both are bursting at the seams with talent, Harrison Jr. and Pierre are also artists who clearly ooze with deep passion and respect for the craft of acting. They're consistently true treats to chat with, so when the opportunity to host the very first 2-on-1 version of Collider Forces with the pair popped up, it was a must.

While in Park City for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Harrison Jr. and Pierre kicked off their promotional tour for Nat Geo's Genius: MLK/X. Season 4 of the award-winning anthology series stars Harrison Jr. as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Pierre as Malcolm X, delving into “their complex lives as husbands, fathers, brothers and sons.” By focusing on the moments between game-changing historical events, Genius: MLK/X offers an intimate look at how the icons questioned their resolve and decisions.

During their Collider Forces chat at the Collider interview studio at Sundance brought to you by Film.io, Harrison Jr. and Pierre revisited pivotal moments from their journeys in Hollywood thus far, highlighting some key crossover and shared experiences, but also emphasizing that every path in the industry is different.

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00:00 Introduction
00:56 Dicey Questions
04:52 How to Become an Actor
06:49 Finding the Right Manager
08:12 Underground Railroad & Brother
09:30 Luce
10:21 Questions They Wish Actors Were Asked More Often
13:15 Friendships Formed Making Genius: MLK/X
15:11 Growing via Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcolm X
15:48 Waves & Brother
18:56 Finding Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcolm X
22:19 Making This Version of Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcolm X Their Own
24:52 Mufasa: The Lion King
27:41 What Are They Most Proud of in Genius: MLK/X?
29:44 Outro

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