Clifton Collins Jr. is currently waiting for the release of his movie “The Perfect Game” on April 16. In an exclusive interview with AceShowbiz, he has discussed his role as baseball coach in the sport drama, his possibility of returning to an untitled Star Trek sequel as well as his current project, TV series “Southland”. Additionally, he also shared his future goal to direct film features.
ASB: “The Perfect Game” is based on an inspirational true story. Did you feel any burden playing in this … READ MORE
A scene from “The Perfect Game” featuring (left to right) Clifton Collins Jr. as César, Moisés Arias as Mario, and Jansen Panettiere as Enrique.
Clifton Collins Jr. didn’t want to play another Latino. Even though he liked the part – a coach who, in real life, guided a group of kids from Monterrey, Mexico, to the championship of the Little League World Series – he’d taken several Latino roles in a row, and didn’t want to be typecast.
So Collins passed on “The Perfect Game.”
But months later, after the producers had hired another actor, became dissatisfied with him, then shut down production for a while, they approached Collins again. He had played non-Hispanics in “Sunshine Cleaning” and other films since his… READ MORE
Serial killer. Gay hitman. Interstellar evildoer. Clifton Collins Jr.’s movie roles don’t exactly scream out “family movie.” But this week in The Perfect Game, the chameleon-like Mexican-American character actor (Star Trek, Boondock Saints, Capote) takes on just that, playing the real-life Mexican-American Little League coach who turned a rag-tag group of boys from Monterrey into the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series in 1957. On the way to glory, the team had to endure blatant racism, lack of money and equipment and other challenges. Collins talked to Latina.com about overcoming his own odds, branching out in his career (he is currently on TNT’s critically acclaimed Southland and directs a Web channel TheTVFantastic.com) and about bringing the story of his hero, trailblazing acting grandfather Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, to life. It turns out that the actor, who next plays an ex-Aryan Brotherhood con in The Experiment, is far from done taking the kind of risks that have made him a sought-after, intensely watchable actor.
Actor Clifton Collins Jr. talks about what the film is about, Working with Cheech Marin, Emilie de Ravin and Patricia Manterola, director William Dear and plyaing a living person.
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The Perfect Game features Clifton Collins Jr, Cheech Marin, Jake T. Austin (Wizards of Waverly Place), Moises Arias (Hannah Montana), Jansen Panettiere (The X’s) Ryan Ochoa (iCarly) Patricia Manterola, and Louis Gosset Jr.
Living amidst the gritty poverty of 1957 Monterrey, Mexico, a rag–tag group of boys from the wrong side of the tracks discovers the joy of sandlot baseball under the guidance of Cesar, an aspiring Major League Coach thwarted by discrimination.
Armed with the dream of playing a real Little League game, the young players defy a total lack of resources, disapproving parents, and widespread prejudice to score their first Little League victory and find themselves at the beginning of a once-in-a-lifetime journey.
Relying on their faith, a warm-hearted priest and their love of the game, the nine players and their coach embark on an incredible, record-breaking winning streak that leads them across the border to America, and all the way to the 1957 Little League World Series where a miracle will cement their place in history and change their lives forever.
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BILLY CONNOLLY,
CLIFTON COLLINS JR.,
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BOB MARLEY,
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