Peter Andre has defended his function within the upcoming Jafaican movie, which sees him with a faux Jamaican accent and dreadlocks.
Information of the movie and its trailer have been met with backlash when launched final month, forward of the the movie making its debut tomorrow (Might 9) on the Gold Coast Movie Competition.
The plot follows a British character referred to as Gary Buckle (performed by Andre), who decides to impersonate a Jamaican gangster in an elaborate rip-off to pay for his personal grandmother’s care residence charges. The movie has been met with controversy because of the depiction of Andre carrying dreadlocks and talking with a faux Jamaican accent – resulting in some viewers taking to social media to slam the challenge as “gross” and “mocking Jamaican tradition” in addition to cultural appropriation (through GB Information).
Now the ‘Mysterious Lady’ star – born in England to Cypriot mother and father and raised in Australia – has spoken out about his function within the movie for the primary time following criticism, and defended the challenge as “one thing light-hearted” and “one thing humorous”.
“[It’s] a heist such as you’ve by no means seen earlier than,” he advised Australia’s Channel 7, earlier than being requested whether or not he was anticipating the “combined suggestions”.
“Effectively, to be honest, I believe it’s good to get all types of suggestions,” he responded. “It’s my first lead function however I’ve achieved fairly a couple of roles earlier than. And all of them, I’ve performed completely different characters.
“So for me, it’s appearing – I get to do one thing light-hearted, one thing humorous. One thing that could be a movie I’d need to watch… It’s virtually slightly bit self-indulgent within the sense that I get to do one thing that I’ve actually, actually needed to do.”
The ’90s pop star additionally shared his reward for the film’s director Fredi Nwaka, saying: “He doesn’t let me simply play the character that you just suppose you’re gonna play. He at all times will get me to play somebody very, very completely different.” Take a look at the interview within the publish above.
Jafaican will launch on the Gold Coast Movie Competition tomorrow and is ready to be aired in cinemas within the UK at a later date.
Sharing the trailer on Instagram, the caption in Andre’s publish learn: “UK… we’re coming. Keep tuned for the Premiere Information, Unique First Launch, Launch dates — dropping quickly.”
