Peter Andre has opened up on the “mixed feedback” he has received for his new movie Jafaican after being accused of “cultural appropriation” in the trailer
Peter Andre has hit back at critics.
His new film Jafaican sparked controversy after the trailer dropped, which showed him wearing a dreadlock wig.
Set for its big reveal at the Gold Coast Film Festival in Australia on Friday, Jafaican tells the tale of Gary Buckle who fakes being a Jamaican mobster to steal some cash for his nan’s care home fees.
The pop star turned actor shares the screen with celebs like Wil Johnson, Jamie Lomas, and Oliver Samuels. A few critics have slammed the movie as “gross” and a jab at Jamaican culture.
Peter discussed the film on Channel 7 in Oz and revealed that he first saw the script around three years ago and hinted: “[It’s] a heist like you’ve never seen before!”
“[Gary] is in a situation where he has to get money to help his [grandmother],” reports the Mirror.
The Mysterious Girl singer continued: “He tries everything and basically comes up with this scheme because apparently Gary looks like this guy in Jamaica who happens to be ready to inherit $3 million.”
“So he comes up with this planning thinking: ‘Well if I look like him, surely I could just go to Jamaica for a little bit and keep my mouth shut maybe and I’ll get the money and help my nan’. And of course, that’s not gonna go smoothly at all.”
During the interview, he was questioned about the backlash and the actor addressed what has been said so far: “I think it’s good to get all sorts of feedback. I mean, this is not…it’s my first lead role but I’ve done quite a few roles before. And all of them, I’ve played different characters.”
So for me, it’s acting – I get to do something light-hearted, something funny. Something that y’know is the kind of film I’d wanna watch. So it’s almost like a little bit self-indulgent in the sense that I get to do something that I’ve really, really wanted to do.”
The artist also took a moment to commend director Fredi Nwaka on the programme: “[He’s] so good because he doesn’t let me just play the character that you think you’re gonna play. He always gets me to play someone very, very different.”
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