Jamie Foxx had already found himself on the bright side of Hollywood by starring in movies such as Django Unchained and White House Down before being cast as Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Reprising his iconic role, Jamie Foxx once again appeared against Spider-Man in the 2021 magnum opus Spider-Man: No Way Home. In an interview with Marvel, the actor revealed that he cried by looking at all these wonderful people working together to create something beautiful and passionate.
Jamie Foxx Cried By Working Alongside All These Actors
With Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Andrew Garfield, and several more iconic characters returning into a single movie, there is no doubt that the behind-the-scenes of the movie would be awesome. Jamie Foxx had the time of his life since he got to meet Willem Dafoe in real-time.
In an interview with Marvel, the Horrible Bosses actor talked about how there were so many wonderful people behind the camera for the 2021 movie. When the interviewer asked Foxx about how he was initially offered the role of Electro in the 2021 movie, the actor revealed that once he got to set, he cried after looking at all these wonderful people working harmoniously to create something wonderful!
“Once you get that then, look, you’ve seen the movie. You see all these cool people, man. You see all these cool people in this movie? Are you kidding me? When I came on, there were some tears. There comes the tears; I said, ‘Whoa, this is about to happen.’”
He further continued,
“So when you get that call, they work it out and now you’re on set with some of the most incredible actors and actresses in the world. I mean how can you not be happy about it?”
That isn’t all, since Jamie Foxx further revealed in his interview that he had such high regard for Willem Dafoe that he used to bow seven times to the actor every time he would walk onto the set!
Jamie Foxx Used To Bow Seven Times To Willem Dafoe!
As the interview progressed, Foxx revealed that he had the utmost pleasure of working with Willem Dafoe. Stating in the same interview, the Django Unchained actor revealed that he used to bow seven times at Willem Dafoe every time he would walk onto the set.
“Just the most incredible people. When people have this sheer talent, like there’s no doubt about it, they’re just cooler. Mr. Dafoe — as I would call him — every time I walked onto set, I would bow seven times [at him]. I said, ‘I’m going to bow seven times because I’ve been watching [your movies] for years and you’re just amazing.’”
Well, Spider-Man: No Way Home received a rating of 8.2/10 on IMDB and a whopping 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. The MCU movie is currently available to stream on Disney+ in the U.S.
Source: Marvel
