Coming to the theatres this weekend is the action-comedy Stuber starring Kumail Nanjiani & Dave Bautista! When a mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) picks up a passenger (Dave Bautista) who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer, he’s thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he desperately tries to hold onto his wits, his life, and his five-star rating.
During the weekend of AwesomeCon 2019, 20th Century Fox had a special screening of the movie at the National Geographic in Washington DC. Some of the DC fans got a chance to not only see the movie but also stayed around for the Q&A Panel hosted by Toby Knapp of Toby + Chilli Mornings – 97.1 WASH-FM. I was on the red carpet and talk to the two stars about the movie!
Let’s start with Kumail because he plays an Uber driver, and I’m a former Uber driver.
KN: Oh, really?
Yes I am. So I want to know, do you have any advice for future Uber drivers?
KN: Well, YOU should have advice for future Uber drivers.
(laughs)
Did you watch the movie?
Not yet. (Editor’s note: I have seen the film after the red carpet.)
KN: Oh, ok. I wanted to see if it was an accurate depiction of what it was like. Did you like being an Uber driver?
Yes, I did.
You did?
Yes.
The Q&A Panel for the action-comedy “Stuber” with stars Kumail Nanjiani & Dave Bautista. Toby Knapp of 97.1 WASH-FM moderates the panel. Photo by Renita Clarke
KN: Ok, so I would say just have fun doing it, right?
Dave Bautista: Could you critique him as an Uber driver?
I may have to after the movie.
KN: After the movie, yeah.
Now Dave, welcome home since you are from the DMV. Now you have been an inspiration to people who have followed your career from your humble beginnings to wrestling to acting. So I wanted to know for the people who are listening and watching out here who want to be like you, what’s the best advice you want to give them?
DB: (jokingly) Don’t be like me. (laughs)
DR & KN: (laugh)
DB: If I could say one thing that they could follow in my footsteps and be, is a person who really just pursues things they’re passionate about. Everything else has really been kind of a side effect…the success I’ve had has just been a result of pursuing things that I’m passionate about.
Order your tickets to see Stuber and give it a 5-Star Rating THIS FRIDAY!
I knew early on that I wanted to take my place among the stars. One day, my mother saw me reading The Washington Post at a very young age. Who would have known that it would be the building blocks of my journey? Since that day, I dedicated my life to learn all that is learnable. I read everything from encyclopedias, to books, to dictionaries, to magazines. I’m also an avid consumer of television, with my favorite genre being game shows. If you’ve seen me on Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Wheel of Fortune, then you know that this interest has served me well!
My unique style of reporting began back in junior high school, when I started to chronicle the events that shaped my life. Whether it was the annual family vacation or the local science fiction convention, I shot numerous pictures and recorded my thoughts so I could truly appreciate the history. During my senior year at Friendly High, I wrote what was to be my first masterpiece, “Advanced Space Academy – A One Week Journey.” I sent the eleven-page article back to the U.S. Space Camp staff. The article was highly praised for being “one of the best written articles in the history of U.S. Space Camp.” From then on, I knew what I wanted to do for rest of my life — to be a reporter.
Since then, I have trained in Broadcast Journalism at Bowie State University (2008) in Bowie, MD earning a B.S. in Communications. I gained experience in news production and editing through field experiences with Bowie Community Media Corporation, Prince George’s Community Television, and Bowie State University Television. I also wrote scripts for a variety of quiz shows for over five years.
As a lifelong movie buff, I now see close to 100 films every year. I took this love of movies to the next step when I became a co-host for Eclipse Magazine TV in the fall of 2005. While at EMTV, I interviewed celebrities, worked red carpets, and attended a wide variety of movie screenings. In January 2009, I took a leap of faith and started my own entertainment news magazine, The Rogers Revue. Shortly afterward, my life-long journey of studying the silver screen and writing about what I learned finally earned me a place in the Washington Area Film Critics Association.
All of this has led me here, giving you the latest entertainment news for the DMV and the entire nation, and I am truly excited for whatever will come next.
