“I wanted him to have a familiarity,” Duke says of his character.
Known as the Tethered, they have escaped their underground dwelling and now seek justice from their above-ground counterparts.
Gabe likes to take charge and be heard, making him the boisterous yin to Adelaide’s melancholy-tinged yang.
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So what was it like to enter Peele’s new nightmare?
It was something we felt we had to do, and I was really proud to be there.
What doesUsdo that the horror genre isn’t known for usually doing?
For one, it’s an exploration of black psychology.
We get to see there’s a lot going on in the characters' heads.
I also think this Jordan Peele experience helps to redefine language.
InGet Out, we got to see and redefine violence through the approximation of gentrification.
Gabe is the symbol of that American dream.
So it ends up being a larger conversation with a really refreshing “what if?”
What if this were to happen?
Gabe serves as that example of privilege.
Gabe also functions as the clown, that classic archetype that has a lot of power.
Clowns are the only ones that speak truth to power…. What is Gabe’s relationship with his family members?
I think Gabe is a man attached to his possessions.
He needs to get used to being an ally instead of a leader.
Leadership can be exhibited through those qualities, and they’re just as potent, as powerful.
Gabe gets beat up a good amount in this movie.
How were the physical challenges of filming him and Abraham?
I was just exhausted.
One culture particularly is Hollywood.
