Michael Jai White On His New Film “The Commando,” Upcoming Projects, Work Ethic & More
In The Commando, a new edge-of-your-seat crime thriller starring Michael Jai White, Mickey Rourke, Jeff Fahey, Aris Mejias, Gianni Capaldi andDonald “Cowboy” Cerrone — due out on January 7, 2021 via Saban Films — an elite DEA agent (played by White) returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house: a stash of money worth $3 million. They soon face the danger and threat of a newly released criminal (played by Rourke) and his crew who will do whatever it takes to retrieve the money, including kidnap the agent’s daughters. Stakes are high and lives are at risk in this head-to-head battle as the agent stops at nothing to protect his family.
The aforementioned Michael Jai White is an American actor, director and martial artist, notably the first African-American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, thanks to 1997’s Spawn. White found success in both the dramatic and comedic worlds, acting in multiple Tyler Perry projects, portraying Mike Tyson in a bio-pic and starring in both the film and animated versions of Black Dynamite. The Commando is just one of his films slated for a 2022 release, following a slate of new releases in 2021, as White always seems to have several major projects in-progress.
On December 21, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Michael Jai White via Zoom, as embedded below. More on White and The Commando can be found online by clicking here, here and here.
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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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