8004 Hollywood Insider
Emperor is based on a true story about African royalty rising against slave-owners in the pre-civil war south. The film stars Dayo Okeniyi and Kat Graham, and the actors spoke with Celebrity Page senior correspondent Arthur Kade about the movie's impact on today's social climate.
<p>Kat Graham expressed her thoughts how unique the story is:<br/></p><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote> "I have never seen a story like this told in this way about fighting back and really being a huge piece of what sparked the civil war."</blockquote><p>Dayo Okeniyi, who plays the emperor, stated:</p><blockquote>"I had no idea about who he was and did not know anything about his history at all. So it was a lot of quick education... To make an appearance in Frederick Douglass's autobiography as the way he talks about him, I just felt like this had to be a special person." </blockquote>
<p class=""><em>Emperor</em> premiered in theaters on March 10th and can now been watched on OnDemand. </p>
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