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David Oyelowo Chose ‘The Water Man’ as His Directorial Debut Because of His Love for ‘The Goonies’ (Video)
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thewrap.com“I was only going to be starring and producing it initially, but we actually lost our original director and it was Emma Needell, who wrote the film and worked with us on developing the film for four years who said ‘I think you should be the one to make this,'” Oyelowo told TheWrap’s Steve Pond. “The Water Man” stars Lonnie Chavis as a boy whose mother (Rosario Dawson) has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
At a loss for what to do next, he goes in search of the fabled Water Man, who, according to urban legends, was able to cheat death.
Joining him on the adventure is an alienated girl (Amiah Miller) with whom he forms an unlikely friendship.“[Lonnie] immediately felt like a little brother to me,” Miller said.
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