{"id":3125,"date":"2026-06-27T18:04:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3125"},"modified":"2026-06-27T18:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:04:33","slug":"colman-domingo-on-working-with-antoine-fuqua-and-steven-spielberg-and-why-the-bay-area-holds-a-special-place-in-his-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3125","title":{"rendered":"Colman Domingo on Working with Antoine Fuqua and Steven Spielberg, and Why the Bay Area Holds a Special Place in His Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tSan Francisco holds a special place in Colman Domingo\u2019s heart. He called it home from 1991 to 2001 and it\u2019s where \u201cI became of age as an artist,\u201d he says. It\u2019s only fitting that Variety, in partnership with the Frameline Film Festival, honors Domingo with our Creative Conscience Award June 27 at the Castro Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3123\">\u2018Supergirl\u2019 Writer Ana Nogueira on the Movie\u2019s Key Changes From the \u2018Woman of Tomorrow\u2019 Comic and the Status of \u2018Wonder Woman\u2019 and \u2018Teen Titans\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tDomingo is no stranger to the film festival. \u201cI would go to Frameline every single year, in particular to see the shorts program,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tShorts, specifically, were important to him as an artist, calling the films \u201cambitious and giving slices of life.\u201d He adds that the films gave \u201cyou a reflection of who you are, who you aspire to be \u2014 whether it\u2019s about love, trials and tribulations, or joy. I looked at it as part of my pilgrimage every single year, so the idea of coming home and going back to the Castro Theatre is extraordinary to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDomingo credits Frameline for helping him find his way as an artist, saying, \u201cI owe a lot of that to Frameline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe actor is having an extraordinary year: He\u2019s in the hit Michael Jackson biopic \u201cMichael,\u201d Steven Spielberg\u2019s \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d and has wrapped up his role as Ali on HBO\u2019s \u201cEuphoria.\u201d He also appears in and directed an episode of Netflix\u2019s \u201cThe Four Seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a matter of taste,\u201d Domingo states when asked what makes him choose a project. \u201cI\u2019m very incisive when it comes to distilling what I think is useful to me.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAt a certain time, I think that I am someone who has never lost sight of my Bay Area roots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3121\">Why A24 Should Treat Olivia Wilde\u2019s \u2018The Invite\u2019 as a Major Oscar Contender<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe recalls that as a young actor he would often turn the tables on directors and producers. \u201cI want to know the rooms that I\u2019m going to be in. I want to know the collaborators. What is this experience going to be like? How is it going to fuel me? How am I going to fuel it? Do I have anything to give?\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBoth Spielberg and \u201cMichael\u201d director Antoine Fuqua wanted to know if he felt that he had something to offer the role and the experience when he met with them about their respective films. \u201cWhat a great question to be asked as an artist!\u201d he says. \u201cIt forces you to think: Do I have something to give? What can I offer \u2014 not only as an actor and artist but as a human being? How are we going to create the sets and treat each other? I\u2019m very clear about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe offers, \u201cI think that\u2019s why my career looks the way it does, and maybe that\u2019s why I\u2019ve had such beautiful successes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDomingo has a philosophy that serves as a North Star to help guide his choices: \u201cTo pursue great work, foster a good atmosphere, and achieve meaningful success. I\u2019ve been following that directive for a long time \u2014 never just doing something for the money or the opportunity.\u201d Sometime, he\u2019s had to let roles go \u201cbecause they may not feel right for me at the moment, and I have to trust that there\u2019s more. \u201cYou\u2019re dealing with someone who always feels there\u2019s plenty for me out there. So it\u2019s OK to let things go and navigate with that North Star, because it will lead me to great moments and great collaborations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAnd Domingo\u2019s star continues to shine as he adds to his great moments. Later this year, he will start work on the Nat \u201cKing\u201d Cole biopic \u201cUnforgettable\u201d \u2014 where he\u2019ll multitask as director, producer and star.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3119\">Box Office: \u2018Supergirl\u2019 Flies to $18 Million on Opening Day<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colman Domingo on working with Antoine Fuqua and Steven Spielberg, and why the Bay Area and Frameline film festival are important to him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[873,2599],"class_list":["post-3125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-colman-domingo","tag-frameline"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Colman Domingo on Working with Antoine Fuqua and Steven Spielberg, and Why the Bay Area Holds a Special Place in His Heart - 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