Watch: tristan wilds on george lucas’ ‘red tails’ & earning respect
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by ANSLEM SAMUEL January 10, 2012 ------------------------- On January 20, 2012, _RED TAILS_, the long awaited feature film about the TUSKEGEE AIRMEN will finally hit theatres. Executive
produced by _STAR WARS_ creator GEORGE LUCAS, the period film tells the historic story of the first African American fighter pilots of WWII and their struggles for equality during the Jim
Crow era. With a screenplay co-written by _BOONDOCKS_ creator AARON MCGRUDER, _Red Tails_ features an all-star cast that includes CUBA GOODING JR., TERRENCE HOWARD, NATE PARKER, NE-YO, and
TRISTAN WILDS, among other A-list performers. BLACKENTERPRISE.COM caught up with Wilds, who plays Ray “Junior†Gannon, a young Tuskegee Airman looking to earn the respect of his peers
while fighting for his country. Watch below as he speaks on his experiences working with Lucas and the cast, as well as the life lessons he learned along the way. _VIDEOGRAPHER: MELISSA
JOHNSON_