KiKi Layne – ‘I’m soaking it all up while I can’
Plucked from obscurity by Moonlight director Barry Jenkins to play the lead in If Beale Street Could Talk, KiKi Layne is set to become Hollywood’s next big thing. Here, she chats to Sophie Goddard about pep talks with Lupita Nyong’o, new projects and the phone call that changed her life
KiKi Layne
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‘It was my dream to work with Barry…’ says KiKi Layne, trailing off mid-anecdote when our call is interrupted. ‘Yes, Barry’s great, he’s wonderful!’ adds an unexpected male voice on the line. It turns out to be the Academy Award-winning film-maker and director Barry Jenkins himself, who wrote the screenplay for If Beale Street Could […]
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