Wagner Moura appears on the cover of ‘Hollywood Reporter’ alongside potential Oscar nominees

The actor contact for referral to the for his performance in the film “The Secret Agent”, he appears on the cover of “The Hollywood Reporter” magazine alongside other actors in the “Oscar Roundtable”, a round table that brings together the main actors up for the award. “Everyone looking for their first Oscar nomination (…) unites by sharing the difficulties faced to achieve success in this very competitive industry”, says the text in the magazine.

Wagner Moura appears alongside Michael B. Jordan (“Sinners”), Jacob Elordi (“Frankenstein”), Adam Sandler (“Jay Kelly”), Jeremy Allen White (“Springsteen”), Mark Hamill (“The Life of Chuck”) and Dwayne Johnson (“The Smashing Machine”).

The Brazilian commented on the process of “entering Hollywood”. “I’m a Brazilian actor and I represent a group of people who live here in this country and speak with accents,” said the actor, who rejected the idea of ​​using an American accent.

“When I started coming to [os EUA]people asked, ‘Could you play this character with a standard American accent?’ And I answered: ‘No’. Firstly because I can’t do it (laughs), but secondly because I thought it was a bit wrong. I’m a Brazilian actor”, he declared.

Wagner Moura’s presence at this type of event is part of the campaign for the film “The Secret Agent”, directed by Kléber Mendonça Filho, during the awards season. The actor from Bahia has already won more than 20 awards on the international circuit. The announcement of those selected for the Oscar will take place on January 22nd.

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