The Vitality Universe, or as Twitter likes to call it, the Drug Dealing Cinematic Universe subsequent chapter begins with the arrival of Tommy Egan’s (Joseph Sikora) spinoff current, Vitality Information IV: Drive.
We misplaced James St. Patrick, aka Ghost (Omari Hardwick), due to a single bullet shot from a gun inside the arms of his son Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.), who’s quickly learning he is actually the apple of his father’s eye in his private spinoff current Vitality Information II: Ghost. Nevertheless, we nonetheless have Tommy, one half of the dynamic drug dealing duo out proper right here, and we lastly get to see what life will seemingly be like for the character with out his cocaine-slinging companion Ghost.
The current follows Tommy Egan, who fled NYC after discovering the love of his life LaKeisha (La La Anthony) ineffective, just about killing Tasha and Riq in a quest for revenge and watching his best good good friend die. Initially, the hot-tempered Egan and his signature muscle automotive had been on their approach to sunny California sooner than he decided to take a detour and head to Chicago to “shut an earlier wound that’s been haunting him for a few years.” Instead, Tommy quickly finds himself dealing with two rival crime households whereas rebuilding his drug-dealing felony enterprise inside the Windy Metropolis.
Ahead of the current’s extraordinarily anticipated premiere, we spoke with Sikora. We requested the actor about getting his private Vitality-spinoff, Tommy’s Timbs, the character’s evolution, his favorite second as Tommy, and naturally, his current’s new theme music. Step into the interview beneath.
Cassius Life: When you first positioned on the Tommy signature black Timbs, did you ever take into consideration your character would have his private spinoff current?
Joseph Sikora: No, I didn’t give it some thought. I merely confirmed up that day to work and have fulfilling and make really strong and daring choices. And I really feel that that really paid off for me. And also you perceive what’s humorous? Tommy actually had two pairs of Timbs in season one. He didn’t merely placed on the black. He had his brown Timbs too.
CL: Man, we not at all noticed that. What occurred to the brown Timbs?
JS: I don’t know what occurred to the brown Timbs. I suppose he acquired right here into his private and easily talked about, “You already know what? Black is enough for me.”
No, I didn’t give it some thought. I merely confirmed up that day to work and have fulfilling and make really strong and daring choices. And I really feel that that really paid off for me.
CL: Yeah, We’re capable of’t lie. We predict Tommy put the black Timbs on the map. It made us a fan of the black Timbs.
JS: Yep. I’ll take it. I obtained to current Frank Fleming credit score rating for that; the costume designer who does an unbelievable job on all of the spinoffs and the distinctive Vitality sequence.
CL: Yeah, you guys get all the ‘matches off in these reveals. We’re capable of’t argue with that. You guys get a great deal of the ‘matches off in these reveals, so that you just’re fully correct; credit score rating to him. Now, what can viewers depend on from this mannequin of Tommy in Drive compared with earlier variations of Tommy?
JS: Successfully, I really feel that Tommy is just so alone on this spinoff. It’s the one spinoff that doesn’t occur contained in the 5 boroughs in New York, so Tommy really is a fish out of water. I just like the model new experiences of Tommy having nothing and having to recreate not solely himself nevertheless an entire group or in any case an income line. After which moreover making the selection to not proceed onto Los Angeles, nevertheless discovering out, Chicago would possibly want what I’m in the hunt for—and having the middle, the braveness, the wherewithal, and the presence to stay and make his private method.
Successfully, I really feel that Tommy is just so alone on this spinoff. It’s the one spinoff that doesn’t occur contained in the 5 boroughs in New York, so Tommy really is a fish out of water. I just like the model new experiences of Tommy having nothing and having to recreate not solely himself nevertheless an entire group or in any case an income line.
CL: True. Now, you’re nonetheless developing moments with Tommy, nevertheless do you’ve got gotten a selected Tommy second or any Vitality second, as an example, that’s a favorite one in your ideas?
JS: One amongst them must be one among many hardest days I ever had at work, and that was the Tommy kills Holly scene, which we did for 10 hours. Lucy Walters, who performs Holly on the current, is an unbelievable actress that I’ve unimaginable respect for. And we really wanted to maintain in that space. Merely that scene took us 10 hours to film. So, it was exhausting. It was memorable. And I merely bear in mind the response from the viewers was merely nice and sad. And some of us had been cheering because of they wished Holly to go anyway. Nevertheless it absolutely was just so crammed with emotion, and that really grew to develop into a signature for Tommy, I really feel, at the moment after Season Three, that we knew there was such an extreme coloration palette for Tommy, from the hardest of the exhausting to the softest. We seen him flip right into a little bit of toddler after that occurred from so violent to this misplaced little little one who needed Ghost’s help to rectify the state of affairs.
CL: True. Accountable. We had been undoubtedly part of the group that I was glad Holly’s Christmas was canceled.
JS: Christmas was canceled.
CL: And finally, Vitality’s theme songs are important to the followers. And 50 Cent and Trey Songz found that out, sadly. They often needed to return to the distinctive music. Your current introduces a model new music [Power Powder Respect]. So what did you deal with the model new music? Do you assume followers will really acknowledge this mannequin, this music in your current?
JS: Did you hear it?
CL: Yeah, we heard it.
JS: Straight fireplace. Fire. This music. These bars hit exhausting. Come on. You’ve obtained Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, the embodiment of New York Metropolis, sandwiched by two Chicago legends of Jeremih and Lil Durk. I really feel it’s an unimaginable music. I’ve it on heavy rotation in an precise method. So, I really feel the followers are going to love it. And it’s creepy. It’s the Grim Reapery. It’s Halloween. It’s Tommy’s coming. You increased watch out. I merely assume that it’s glorious. And to procure to current 50 Cent credit score rating for arising with one different masterpiece.
There you’ve got gotten it.
You probably can watch Joseph Sikora as Tommy as he brings his Christmas canceling antics to Chicago in Vitality Information IV: Drive Sunday, 9 pm EST solely on Starz.
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