Steve McQueen explains why the film industry needs more bad black-led films

Sir Steve McQueen has said the film industry will only be in a good place when “crappy” black-led films see regular release.The 51-year-old director told Esquire UK the release of commercially successful and critically acclaimed films such as Get Out and Black Panther, which both feature black directors and stars, remain a rarity.Speaking at the virtual Esquire Townhouse event, he said: “Things are rare… (Those films) they have to be super special good for them to come out.Director Jordan Peele with his best original screenplay Oscar for Get Out (Ian West/PA)“So when we get crappy black films and we don’t think about it, then we’re in a good place.”The 12 Years A Slave film-maker and Turner Prize-winning artist also said he not yet watched the video of unarmed black man George Floyd’s death in M… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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