Monday, January 23, 2012

HBO Tuskegee Airmen opens the door for George Lucas blockbuster Red Tails $20M movie covered by Kingi Knox



“Red Tails” is an instant classic and loved by American fans! I am proud of Tuskegee Airmen and their contribution to the American history. Red Tails not only tells black history, but how men sacrificed their lives for American History. The Tuskegee Airmen where the 1st African American combat pilots in the United States, that fought in World War II.

I am proud that the original HBO’s “The Tuskegee Airmen” opened the doors for George Lucas $20 M blockbuster movie called “Red Tails”. Like Martin Luther King, Jr. opened the door to President Barack Obama.

“Red Tails” 1st weekend opened with nearly $20Million. The Red Tails cast includes Cuba Gooding, Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Elijah Kelley, and Terrance Howard. The entire cast gave a riveting performance directed in excellence cinematography.

Michael B. Jordan gave an outstanding performance portraying “Maurice ‘Bumps’ Wilson” in Red Tails. I was able to work in the “Hard Ball” movie with Michael B. and watch him give a dynamic performance playing “Clarence” opposite Keanu Reeves, along with Kris Lofton, Julian Griffith, Michael Perkins, Sterling Brim, Aaron Evans, Bryan Hearne, Brian Reed, Alexander Telles, and DeWayne Warren. Michael B. Jordan was a young talent in Hard Ball that has propelled to great success in Hollywood as an actor that the world is noticing and applauding in Red Tails.

I was able to meet Cuba Gooding, Jr. at our church called “Church on The Way”. What was amazing about Cuba was that I was driving pass him in the parking lot as I was leaving church, while he was on the phone. I quickly said, “Hi, Cuba!” He stopped. He switched the phone to his left ear while holding his bible with his left hand and extending his right hand to me and genuinely greeted me. I told him, “Keep up the awesome work and have a great day.” Cuba could have casually waved but he stopped to greet me with sincerity. Cuba performance was delivered with passion and sincerity as he played the part of “Emanuel Stance” in Red Tails.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. also played in the original HBO’s “The Tuskegee Airmen” movie opposite Laurence Fishburne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Courtney B. Vance, Andre Braugher. Christopher McDonald, and Allen Payne. Allen Payne is someone I also met while he was filming Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. In Los Angeles, I was able to watch Allen passionately play in the NBAE (a league which is the entertainment division of the NBA). He played with competitiveness and dedication. Not accepting failure as an option, which leads me to the character Walter Peoples III acted by Allen Payne in HBO’s “The Tuskegee Airmen”. Walter People III was a Tuskegee Airmen combat pilot so dedicated to his dream that he didn’t want to return home in failure. With his personal humiliation of letting his country down and himself, he took his life when he was released from his honorable position of being a Tuskegee Airmen.




Great men prepared, practiced, and planned to work in these great movie projects to tell a great story that is part of American History.




Kingi Knox and The GREATEST Fan salutes the Tuskegee Airmen and to every solider that has fought for our country!


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