What is it with celebrities and one-word names? From J-Lo and Diddy to Eminem and Sting, one-word names are all the rage, but none have been as confusing as Common. Formally known as an adjective or noun, Common is now Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. and has joined up with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman for Wanted, reports MTV.
"I've been pursuing an acting career, because I love the art of acting," said the personified adjective, who recently signed on to the currently filming drama, based on the ultra-violent comic book of the same name and directed by Timur Bekmambetov. "[It's also got] Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy, who was also part of The Last King of Scotland with Forest Whitaker. And man, this movie is very exciting to even be talking about."
Wanted is a tale about a boy named Wesley Gibson who discovers that his recently deceased father was a super-villain. As Wesley discovers his own powers, he sets out to become the next big villain under the teachings of the Fox (Jolie), aka Catwoman, while Sloan (Freeman) recruits Gibson.
"My character in Wanted is called ‘the Gunsmith,’" Common said as he giggled with excitement. "I'm basically this dude that's a master at shooting guns. I'm training this gentleman that's coming in, who really has certain abilities but doesn't know it; I'm training him on how to be what he should be."
"I'm starting to film next week. I'm filming in Prague, and I'm excited because I ain't never been to Prague," Common interrupted and then continued to repeat himself excitedly. "First of all, they've got Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman in it. But then the story is based on this comic book, so it's all this excitement and action going on. And the director? Man, I ain't never seen no director like this dude!"
That’s probably because Bekmambetov hasn’t done anything interesting. Thank God for Wanted. Here I was worried that comic book, super hero movies were going to take a break after this summer.
