{"id":80893,"date":"2020-10-03T00:29:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T21:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/joshua-caleb-johnson-is-learning-from-ethan-hawke-in-the-good-lord-bird\/"},"modified":"2020-10-03T00:29:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T21:29:08","slug":"joshua-caleb-johnson-is-learning-from-ethan-hawke-in-the-good-lord-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joshua-caleb-johnson-is-learning-from-ethan-hawke-in-the-good-lord-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"#Joshua Caleb Johnson is learning from Ethan Hawke in &#8216;The Good Lord Bird&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40f948d231c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40f948d231c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joshua-caleb-johnson-is-learning-from-ethan-hawke-in-the-good-lord-bird\/#What_attracted_you_to_this_role\" >What attracted you to this role?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joshua-caleb-johnson-is-learning-from-ethan-hawke-in-the-good-lord-bird\/#What_was_it_like_for_you_to_work_with_all_these_well-known_actors_for_your_first_major_role\" >What was it like for you to work with all these well-known actors for your first major role?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joshua-caleb-johnson-is-learning-from-ethan-hawke-in-the-good-lord-bird\/#The_show_is_based_on_a_book_but_did_you_use_anything_else_to_inspire_your_interpretation_of_Onion\" >The show is based on a book, but did you use anything else to inspire your interpretation of Onion?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joshua-caleb-johnson-is-learning-from-ethan-hawke-in-the-good-lord-bird\/#Did_you_learn_anything_you_hadnt_known_about_the_Civil_War\" >Did you learn anything you hadn\u2019t known about the Civil War?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joshua-caleb-johnson-is-learning-from-ethan-hawke-in-the-good-lord-bird\/#What_was_the_best_part_of_this_experience_for_you\" >What was the best part of this experience, for you?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Joshua Caleb Johnson is learning from Ethan Hawke in &#8216;The Good Lord Bird&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        Newcomer Joshua Caleb Johnson is bursting onto the scene alongside acclaimed industry veterans.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, 15, stars in Showtime\u2019s new Civil War-era mini<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> \u201cThe Good Lord Bird\u201d as Henry, aka \u201cOnion,\u201d a former slave boy who becomes entangled with famed abolitionist John Brown (Ethan Hawke) and his army. As an added wrinkle, Brown mistakes Onion for a girl; he wears a dress for much of the story.<\/p>\n<p>Based on an award-winning <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00AEDDPU0?tag=nypost-20\">2013 novel<\/a> of the same name, it mixes fact and historical fiction \u2014 all filtered through the eyes of Onion as he witnesses the events leading up to the Civil War.<\/p>\n<p>Hawke co-created and executive- produced the series; Daveed Diggs co-stars as Frederick Douglass.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson has also <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared in episodes of \u201cBlack-ish,\u201d \u201cAnimal Kingdom\u201d and FX\u2019s \u201cSnowfall,\u201d but \u201cThe Good Lord Bird\u201d marks his first starring role.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke to The Post about working with Hawke, learning about the Civil War and more.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_attracted_you_to_this_role\"><\/span>What attracted you to this role?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For my first audition, I had to learn a monologue from \u201cThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.\u201d And I love Huck Finn. So I auditioned, and \u201cThe Good Lord Bird\u201d was such an interesting story about a young man who is so complex and has so many awakenings in the show. It\u2019s also a coming-of-age story. As an actor, I really wanted to bring Onion across on the screen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16392109\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"size-nypost-large-desktop-uncropped wp-image-16392109 lazyload\" alt=\"Ethan Hawke and Joshua Caleb Johnson.\" width=\"662\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/joshua-caleb-johnson-ethan-hawke-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/joshua-caleb-johnson-ethan-hawke-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/joshua-caleb-johnson-ethan-hawke-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/joshua-caleb-johnson-ethan-hawke-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=662 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/joshua-caleb-johnson-ethan-hawke-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1324 1324w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 662px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Ethan Hawke and Joshua Caleb Johnson.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">William Gray\/SHOWTIME<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_it_like_for_you_to_work_with_all_these_well-known_actors_for_your_first_major_role\"><\/span>What was it like for you to work with all these well-known actors for your first major role?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It was an amazing experience working with Ethan Hawke, Orlando Jones \u2026 and being able to work with big networks like [executive producer] Blumhouse, Showtime, Jason Blum, all those people. I got to learn a lot and add more technique to my arsenal when it comes to acting. I don\u2019t think I would have done as well if I didn\u2019t have people like Ethan guiding me along the way.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_show_is_based_on_a_book_but_did_you_use_anything_else_to_inspire_your_interpretation_of_Onion\"><\/span>The show is based on a book, but did you use anything else to inspire your interpretation of Onion?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Basically [it was] if Huckleberry Finn had to wear a dress to survive. I really based it off that and off of my experiences in my life. I experience a lot of hate for being African- American, and also I\u2019m in-between \u2014 not white enough, not black enough. And that\u2019s how Onion feels a lot of the time. He doesn\u2019t really have a place to call home, because he doesn\u2019t fit in with the other slaves who think he\u2019s too uptight, and he doesn\u2019t fit in with the older men because they don\u2019t know his true nature and who he really is. Playing Onion, who\u2019s so complex, was a way to let out emotions that had built up inside of me. It was amazing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16392110\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"size-nypost-large-desktop-uncropped wp-image-16392110 lazyload\" alt=\"Joshua Caleb Johnson\" width=\"662\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/joshua-caleb-johnson-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/joshua-caleb-johnson-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/joshua-caleb-johnson-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/joshua-caleb-johnson-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=662 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/joshua-caleb-johnson-2-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1324 1324w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 662px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Joshua Caleb Johnson<\/span><span class=\"credit\">William Gray\/SHOWTIME<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_you_learn_anything_you_hadnt_known_about_the_Civil_War\"><\/span>Did you learn anything you hadn\u2019t known about the Civil War?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is one thing I did learn, which was the amount of white people who were behind John Brown in fighting the cause of slavery. They supplied him with weapons and money to fund his army. They just weren\u2019t brave enough to put their lives on the line like John Brown was willing to do.<\/p>\n<p>Also one thing that surprised me which was [in the episode] where Onion walked into the slave pen. I had never seen or heard of [the slave pen] before, and it kind of made me sick to my stomach, seeing my people living amongst animals and in dirt. It hurt my heart. It kind of made me sit there and relive the reality of a lot of my forefathers and ancestors.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_best_part_of_this_experience_for_you\"><\/span>What was the best part of this experience, for you?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Making a new family, in a sense; making new friends and working with Ethan. I already feel a close connection with everyone, and it made it easier to work on set because it\u2019s all like John Brown and his sons and his daughter. I wouldn\u2019t trade this experience for the world. I met so many amazing people.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/02\/joshua-caleb-johnson-is-learning-from-ethan-hawke-in-the-good-lord-bird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Joshua Caleb Johnson is learning from Ethan Hawke in &#8216;The Good Lord Bird&#8217;&#8221; Newcomer Joshua Caleb Johnson is bursting onto the scene alongside acclaimed industry veterans. 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