Coincidentally, Washington won on the same night that Poitier received an Honorary Oscar.
The movie also stars Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., and Delroy Lindo.
Spike Lee’s film is almost as famous as its subject.
However, while it keeps the spirit of Malcolm X’s message alive, it misses key details.
They were gonna use The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley.
And they approached me about playing Alex Haley.
You are a breath of fresh air, and dont fuck with that!"
I was in uncharted waters.
For Sidney and all those guys, when I showed up, it was something kinda new.
So nobody could give me advice, really.
Everything broke really big and really fast.
In the end,Spike Lee’sMalcolm Xdidn’t even feature Alex Haley as a character.
