Described as a spiritual (if not direct) follow-up to Black Dynamite, it takes similar aim at black ’70s westerns such as Buck and The Preacher, with more than a little Sergio Leone thrown in for good measure. The director’s first crowdfunded feature just kicked off its IndieGoGo campaign, seeking an eye-popping $2 million for the film’s production. That’s how popular the actor is among consumers of independent action films and bone-crunching martial arts movies-he’s nothing less than royalty in that world.Īnd now, the time has come for White to reach out directly to that fanbase in the making of The Outlaw Johnny Black. Michael Jai White, of Black Dynamite, has 25 percent more Facebook fans than the star of Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World and The Lego Movie. He has the same number of followers as the official page for Seinfeld, and a million more than Chris Pratt. The guy has almost 5 million Facebook followers, comparable to most of the cast members of The Avengers. Michael Jai White’s online following is huge, spread across a network of highly engaged social media profiles.
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As an actor, he’s been overlooked by the Hollywood mainstream, while simultaneously building a massive fandom of genre movie fans with projects like Blood and Bone, Undisputed II or Mortal Kombat: Legacy.Īnd when we say “massive,” that’s no hyperbole.
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He’s had a lengthy career full of groundbreaking firsts-it’s far too easy to forget that this guy was the first black actor to ever portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture when he took the lead role in 1997’s Spawn. The star of 2009 cult classic blaxploitation satire Black Dynamite and director of its upcoming follow-up The Outlaw Johnny Black, White cuts an imposing figure, even as he celebrated his 50th birthday back in November.
Michael Jai White is the rarest kind of artist-the kind who makes profoundly silly movies for the most discerning of palates.
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