EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming #Bourne sequel has cast #StarWarsRogueOne actor @rizmchttps://t.co/KDaVuWzNhXpic.twitter.com/t6IYHMcH1D— Variety (@Variety) listopad 4, 2015At this point we know that he will play a CIA tech specialist. According to sources he has always been the top choice for the role.
Riz Ahmed talks Socialism, Islamophobia and Ali G https://t.co/U8XucKbJTS
— Skin Deep (@tweetskindeep) listopad 4, 2015It's quite a long interview, covering a lot of aspects, e.g. he talks about growing up in Wembley, not fitting in at Oxford, the industry in the UK, islamophobia, British politics and class, conversations on race.
A fragment about the industry in the UK:
You know, we have an obsession with period drama here because it sells well, and it’s brand recognition, it’s a unique selling point, something we can do and sell to America, and that’s great. But I kind of feel like in the UK we are sitting on a multi-cultural goldmine, and we need to tap into those stories as well. I think we are deluded if we think Great Britain is a great power in the world anymore; we’re not. But we are a great cultural power. And I think that one of the strongest aspects that we have in our culture is our multiculturalism. It allows us to speak to the world. It’s quite a unique situation.
Everywhere I go around the world, any city I go to, I feel like nowhere touches London in this respect. People talk about New York being multicultural, and it’s great, but American cities are very segregated. People share space here in a way that they don’t in other cities. There are some places where this happens by accident, like Rio, where you have the favelas right next to the posh [parts] and the beach. But you have council estates in Chelsea here, you have Dulwich next to Brixton. That mixing of class and culture breeds amazing, unique stories, and it’s in our own interest to just tap into the goldmine that we are sat on.