The Breakfast Club - Shameik Moore Talks Spider-Man, Dr. Umar, Upcoming Production Company + More

Episode Date: May 26, 2023

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Charlamagne Tha God, Jess Hilarious, Envy is off today. And we got a special guest in the building. Mr. Shameek Moyes here. Yes. How you doing, brother? I'm good. I'm good. How you doing?

I'm good. Are you and Jess related? No. We have the same last name. We could have been. We could be. Because he fine and I'm fine, so you already know what's up. It's the melanin that's popping.

It's in the blood. Where you from, Shabit? My family's from Jamaica. I was raised in Atlanta. Oh, okay, okay, okay. So no connections to Maryland. Not that I know of. Okay.

But I might have family. And where you say your family's from? Jamaica. Yeah, you know what? My family is too, Mike. They might be. Why? Why But I might have family. And where you say your family's from? Jamaica. Yeah, you know what? My family is too, Mike. They might be. Why? I don't know.

Why tell that lie? For no reason. I mean, just for no reason. How does it feel to be back on Spider-Man, like to be doing it again? You know, now I'm 28. I feel like I'm understanding the phrase, with great power comes great responsibility. That came from Uncle Ben.

Yeah, that came from Uncle Ben. Yeah. But, you know, Miles is wearing the mask right now, so it's hitting me in a different way in my reality. I'm very thankful. Yeah. I'm just happy to be useful in that way for, like I have nephews that can't watch anything I'm in except Spider-Verse.

You know what I mean? So that's, it expands my reach. And yeah, I just, I'm taking the opportunity very seriously. I love the Spider-Verse movies. I often wonder though, like, you know, with Miles Morales coming to the actual MCU, do you feel like, yo, I should have that role? I mean, you're not entitled to anything, of course.

Yeah, I'm not entitled to anything. I'm going to stay humble, but absolutely, I'm putting in my work. I'm putting in my work, so. Have you auditioned? I don't think they're in a space to audition. I think right now, Sony,y marvel whoever's in control you know they have they have a franchise is making money they have miles morales's story they have tom holland's story you know it's like it's like if if both things are working why why stop the

revenue you know so but when it's time to make that crossover hopefully I'm in a place where the people watching the film support the idea of me playing that role do you like doing animated films more than live action films? I think the conjunction is a nice space

I think if I was just doing animation I wouldn't be fulfilled not even a little bit but a movie like this is definitely fulfilling because of how, I mean, it's kind of scary. Even the idea of where AI is right now and where it's going and then how good animations are becoming. This movie specifically, there's some moments.

Daniel Kaluuya has a spider person in this movie called Spider Punk. And when that character hits the screen, it's like, it almost looks real. Like, it's freaky. It's freaky. So, yeah. What leaves you not feeling fulfilled about animation? Is it the fact that people don't know, might not know it's you? I think that might have something to do with it.

I think I like to see, um, I am fulfilled. Don't get me wrong. My, I mean, I don't think I've been, uh, compensated as well as I have for,

for Spider-Verse. I don't think, again, it has the reach, you know, I'm more, that's my biggest role right now, you know?

So I am fulfilled. Like, uh, let's, let's be clear. I'm, I'm thankful So I am fulfilled. Like, let's be clear. I'm thankful. I'm humbled by the opportunity, especially now more than, you know, our second interviews. Like now it definitely means something more to me.

And I'm understanding what the opportunity is. But I enjoy the experience looking at myself on the get down, you know down or on dope or Wu-Tang I like that I like that and if you just do animations it does kind of like limit your range because you're not being seen but then also

you're not being seen you're just being heard and there's so many things that you can do like wild crazy characters and you can kind of you can go over the top with animations but we don't get to see your range visually yeah when it comes to that so i get what you're saying i get what you're saying about that working with daniel kaluuya and isa rado yeah yeah how's that oh i love doing press with them you know why i throw on the shades i get busy with my fits yeah like and and there's no there's no I just like that energy that get to come out when I'm next to like when I'm next to them but I love don't get me wrong it's not I'm not really a uh

I'm a I'm all about humanity yeah in its entirety so I'm not I'm not somebody that's like you know us over them or I really think I think it's it's a together thing so uh when i but i i'm acknowledging when i'm next to you know another guy you know what i mean and i can appreciate their greatness you know and their beauty just shines through and i'm next to them and it's not no like you versus me energy it's just like, we got a Spider-Man movie coming out. Yeah. Yeah, it's projected at this much. They're talking about $110 million possibly in the first two days.

To me, them numbers, when I'm 12, I couldn't even imagine. Right. How much of that you getting, though? That's the conversation, brother. You see what I'm saying? That's the conversation. Because I heard you say that earlier you don't like you being compensated no I am being compensated like you should be

not you know I'm saying I don't think I get 5% of that type of money you need to use it you want some back in is what you say you know once ever once that by the time you know we but I got you I made these deals and I was 21 I'm 28 I'm being well taken care of. But, you know, it's about infrastructure and building something and being an example at this point. And I'm very, like I said, I'm just excited to be in this position more than anything. Do you get excited when you see those big numbers?

Because the first movie did what? 400. 400 million, 300. Yeah, yeah. So when you see that like you look at your check and be like what's up man cause you're excited

for the movie but you be like oh alright 400 million 20 M's exactly so I think I'm inspired because like

I get to work with Chris, Phil, Kemp Bob and all the you know I get to I get to have conversations

and dinners and I'm a part of the process I'm learning you know even working with baz learning on the get down it was the same thing same thing with dope working with pharrell and etc like them i get to learn you know and i'm making money more money than my family was bathing with buckets in jamaica you know i'm saying i grew up in latonia georgia i used to have two pairs of sneakers like yeah that's that's, the kind of money, like we can really have a financial conversation because that's where I'm at in my mind.

But as far as me feeling like I'm not being taken care of, I can never say that because, you know, my life is good. I can't hold you. But when I'm able to see like, okay, Sony made X, Y, and Z, my mind can be like, I know the formula. So as I'm developing my production company and my own films and et cetera, I can kind of understand the equation better, and I can only do that by paying attention and staying in my lane

and being thankful for the opportunities you know I would never go to nobody like no I need this this this right now yeah you know I am the actor and not only that my brand is expanding I am good where I'm at I wonder if the respect is there I mean of course I'm sure it is from Sony but when did they feel like I can get anybody to do the voiceover like voice acting period is there respect there I mean yeah I carry myself in a way that

a creative person is gonna like I'm a creative you know so you know the people in charge they

they're not they're nothing but loving and you know I wouldn't have the role if they didn't connect to or respect me I mean you know how many people auditioned to play Miles Morales you know, I wouldn't have the role if they didn't connect to or respect me.

I mean, there are people auditioning to play Miles Morales. You know what I'm saying? That are more successful than me at the time or now. You know what I'm saying? Or parents are born into it or whatever. It feels like I was bitten by that spider in real life. Did you see Dr. Umar on IG telling everybody not to go see the movie because black spider-man is interested in the snow bunny no i didn't see that yeah oh you want me to read

it to you yeah go ahead i got it i got it right here if you need me to read it to you hold on i have to never have no problem reading good old dr umar this is it oh this is a real thing what you think we can make up i totally thought you was making this up. No. Hey, yo, no. I actually love that, though. I just said the same thing. I totally thought you was making it up. I thought we was past this.

I thought we was past this entirely. You know what I'm saying? Jungle Fever. I just saw this black Spider-Man cartoon trailer, and it appeared that Spidey is crushing up on his snow bunny sidekick. Please don't tell me our children are going to go to the movies just to see a black superhero bunny hopping on the big screen can someone confirm if these two are romantically involved you know what i can confirm i can confirm that this story is about why we wear that mask

you know and it's bigger than just the spider you can look at it as a as a you can look at it as like spider-man but i relate everything to my reality you know um that mass for me could be basketball it could be acting it could be you know uh having your own radio show or whatever it is so these characters are looking past that mask you know gwen and miles are representing something that's bigger is they're representing humanity you their specific story is about spiders and and their superhero lives and whatever but in this film we get to see like it's bigger than that you know and it's hard to really like i know because i've walked the black experience where dr umar is coming from and the key about it amongst us or whatever. But like, you know, brother, I mean, look how this is unity. You know what I'm saying? The world that we live in, the world that we walk in, especially in New York, it's not

just black. It's not just white. It's not just Asian. It's a mixing pot. And that's why this movie is special. That's why the kids are going to go watch it. Yeah. Because it's about writing your own story. It's not about somebody telling you, you know, how your story is supposed to go watch it. Yeah. Because it's about writing your own story.

It's not about somebody telling you, you know, how your story's supposed to go and what's acceptable. Like, live your life like that. Mind your business. You know what I'm saying? What you look like telling people not to go watch a movie about loving yourself and loving those that love you. You know what I'm saying?

And having a future and and being and then it's spider-man like look at where we at right now right let's talk listen we can't talk about inclusion and diversity and and progress and then get mad when we get it right you know what i'm saying like yo let's talk about if we want you know some beautiful black love story animations and etc cool that this movie allows that to happen you know i'm saying like i could go make something else dr umar can write something you know what do you that would be you know i'm saying like let's talk about original ip that's where diversity is going that's where inclusivity is going you know right now we're

i'm playing spider-man like how dare you and And that's really, really big, and I love it. Before you get out of here, when are we getting the fashion line? Because, yeah, you with the style, that's what you really, really love fashion. You love fashion. You have your own style, and it's very dope and very you. Thank you. And it could result in a line. It could translate in a line. It could translate in a line.

What you thinking? That's a part of the goal, a part of my next five years and whatnot. But I don't really want anybody to know it's my line. I think it could get in the way of it. I got you. I think as people are wearing it, eventually I'll reveal some of the things that are my businesses that are prospering. Oh, you got a line out now? No, we working on it.

Okay, okay, okay. I could just see it anyway. I didn't even know that he did, but I could just see it because his style is always different and just unique. You know what I mean? So I could see that for you. How hard is it for Shameik to show up nowadays without the mask on? Without the mask on, I feel like one of my superpowers is vulnerability. I don't know that I have on a mask right now.

I answer to every question you just asked me with complete heart and transparency. Yeah. You know? Yeah. All right. I think relatability is the real task for me, though. Mm-hmm. You know?

That's where that meant, like how I communicate certain thoughts or how I communicate, communicate with my energy and whatnot. That's interesting though, because you got, you have to accept that you're different. Like we all have to accept we're different. So how, what is relatability really?

You know? To me, it's like, it's how I say things. Like I could be very, our last interview is a great example. Very confident. You know, I'm raised that way.

Oh, they hate, I remember that. They hate you. They thought you was too cocky. But they loved it. You look back, everything they hated then, they loved afterwards when they saw the work. You know what I'm saying? So I'll leave it at that. But that's my point.

I could have spoke differently. I can feel how I feel about myself, but. And it's growth. It's growth. Evolution, you know. How do you feel about the Wu-Tang saga being over? Thankful. I'm ready for the next step.

That's right. How was the film in the last season? Did you feel like y'all put a button on it the right way? Yeah, like, I'm, you know, me and OG, we connected, we locked in, you know. We got other stuff, you you know on the table he's talking about RZA? RZA yeah that's like literally my mentor like uncle

whatever like he you know he's coming to the Spiderman premiere leaving Australia just to fly to the premiere make sure he there and what not for me so like that's the kind of that's yeah it's like that name has been introduced to a whole new generation now. Because you got you with the Wu-Tang Saga.

Rihanna and A$AP just named their kid RZA. That was crazy. Yeah, yeah. That was crazy. Would you rather do a sequel to Dope or another season of Get Down? What would you rather do? I would probably, I think where I'm at right now, I would probably I think at

where I'm at right now I would do dope because the get down is like more I think I can go more into like a nerdy role and show some more range right now

I think yeah I could do that on camera do something more light hearted is that something you want to do you want to do like a what a drama or something or ooh I need a romance film

I need a horror film I need a romance film. I need a horror film. I need a detective film. I need a superhero live action film. Yeah, those are my four right now. I know I'd definitely see. I just did a comedy, so that's, you know, on its way. Because I want to see another dope. Oh, you want to see another dope?

I do. I really do. You want to be in it. I do, but that was coming. I was building up damn but yes i i would love to see and be in dope all right did you try out for dope too the first one i would try out for the first one i did damn i don't yo yo you know what we'll have actors up in and I think I'm doing too much by saying that I'm always auditioning because I ain't really getting none. And that's, yo, you need to relax. You need to relax. You do be getting a role. You just ain't got none of the ones that's been up here. I ain't got none of the ones that's been up here. I think I should stop saying that. Yeah, audition for that. That's my auditions, man. You know how many auditions I'll do a year?

Yeah. You know what I'm saying? I grew up like that. I might do 100 auditions that year and get two. And get two, yeah. You know what I'm saying? It's a struggle at times. And sometimes for me, it gets, it can be discouraging, you know, a lot or whatever.

But I just, you know, I just keep on. But it's good. That's why I love to sit down with, you know, the U's and, you know, just to see how y'all handle things like that. But I just heard you say you do 100 and you get two, you know, so. Yeah, yeah, yeah. One thing I have an issue or something I'm overcoming is just rejection in general. You know what I'm saying?

Giving myself up, doing my best, and it's up to someone else to determine whether or not I'm overcoming is just rejection in general. You know what I'm saying? Giving myself up, doing my best, and it's up to someone else to determine whether or not I'm good enough. That's why I've, it's like when I get the opportunity, my soul goes into it, you know what I'm saying? So that I do get other people in the positions of, you know, I guess power in acting or, you know, producing films or et cetera to want me, you know. So, yeah, that would be my only thing. When you do, you know, get a role that you're happy with, just really, like, really, really

go there. Yeah. So, it's just people calling your phone. That doesn't determine whether you're good or not, though. I know that. You know what I mean? Yeah, yeah. You just wasn't the person for that moment.

That's right. That's right. That's right. 100%. 100%. Both of which I'll say was true for real. But yeah, you have to really

give your all in these roles. That's a real thing. I meant that for Shamik. I didn't mean that for you. What? Never mind. It's universal. Universal.

So sick of this. Shamik Moore, appreciate you, man. Appreciate you. Spider-Man across the Spider-Verse. When is it in theaters? June 2nd. Okay.

Yes. Yeah, yeah. June 2nd. It's Shameik Moore. It's The Breakfast Club. Hey, guys. I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with

celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. Thank you. Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history. Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records because in order to make history,

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