As somebody who got here to fame as a member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan rap group, it might sound jarring to see Clifford “Method Man” Smith singing in the new romantic comedy “Relationship Goals.”
What’s more, he’s seen and heard crooning more than his costar in the movie Kelly Rowland, who was one third of the legendary woman group Destiny’s Child, and has had a profitable solo profession since.
Did Smith ever think about serenading Rowland in a movie scene as a substitute of the different method round?
“Short answer? Absolutely,” he just lately informed NCS.
His response induced Rowland to giggle.
In “Relationship Goals,” the pair play exes and TV information producers who find yourself competing for the similar job.
The movie hits on a lot more than romance. It covers themes of friendship, religion and the want for stability between an individual’s work life and love life, one thing they each know one thing about as married mother and father in actual life.
Rowland shares two sons along with her husband Tim Weatherspoon, whereas Smith has three kids along with his spouse Tamika Smith.
“I think that between being a mom, a wife, a friend, time for myself, career, like all of those, it depends on what day it is that something takes precedent over the other,” Rowland stated. “I think that it takes a heck of a person to try to figure all that out, which we’re all trying to do.”
Smith – who over the years has transitioned from his rap profession to performing in varied movie and TV tasks together with “Power Book II: Ghost” and “Poker Face” – was pragmatic in his view.
“Home is home, business is business and each one needs each other,” he stated. “You can’t pay your bills without doing your business. And if you don’t have any place to sleep, you won’t be ready for work in the morning.”
Their new movie is predicated on the e-book “Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex” by Pastor Michael Todd. Smith’s character in the movie reads Todd’s e-book and tries to persuade Rowland’s character that it has induced him to turn out to be a special man from the one who cheated on her after they beforehand dated.
Todd informed NCS he hopes that his e-book’s transition from web page to display helps it attain more folks.
“So many people are hurting and so many people are going through really bad times, relationally, and it makes them feel isolated. And I don’t think that that’s how God intended for us to be.”
Author and motivational speaker DeVon Franklin, one among the producers of the movie, sees it as invaluable right now.
“We gotta bring hope into the world. Entertainment can do a lot of good,” he stated. “It’s one of the most inspirational and important mediums in the world. And so to take a movie like this and put it in the world right now is to bring the world hope.”
Romantic comedy as a style can in fact be particularly feel-good, and each Rowland and Smith are followers. She pointed to Eddie Murphy’s 1992 hit movie “Boomerang” as one among her favorites, whereas Smith went additional old style with “Claudine,” the 1974 rom-com starring James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll as one he loves.
The stars in addition to Franklin want to see more rom-coms starring folks of colour.
“At times in Hollywood it’s almost like as Black filmmakers telling Black stories we have to always kind of remind the powers that be that we’re here, that we have stories, that there’s a major audience that wants our stories,” Franklin stated. “And so my hope is that a movie like ‘Relationship Goals’ and its success can usher in more.”
“Can I piggyback off of that and say that we also have to see each other’s stories, whether we are Black and Brown or White or any other race,” Rowland added.
Smith and Rowland are hopeful that their new movie will appeal to a various viewers with its common romantic story.
Not to say, viewers could also be curious as as to if Smith is pretty much as good a singer as he’s a rapper.
“I picked some of the songs and I couldn’t wait to show Kelly what I could do,” he stated, smiling. “I mean, I might rap a little bit, but you know, if Destiny’s Child needs a fourth member, I’m here.”
“Relationship Goals” begins streaming on Prime Video on Wednesday.