TIFF19: Michael B. Jordan reveals why he embraced injustice drama 'Just Mercy'
"I felt a huge responsibility to run towards this issue," the 'Black Panther' star told a press conference at the festival.Just Mercy
"I felt a huge responsibility to run towards this issue, towards this story, to do whatever I could to use my platform to get the story out to the masses," Jordan told a press conference at the Toronto Film Festival, whereDirector Destin Daniel Cretton's film, which also stars Brie Larson, is based on a book by civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
"I don't think our courts would do anything today so disruptive on behalf of poor people because the larger environment has become so tolerant of inequality. We've accepted so much bigotry and injustice," he said. "Getting a story out there that get people to understand this is not just data, but these are human tragedies and suffering, this is cruel, this is abusive, became a priority for me," Stevenson added.
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