{"id":160510,"date":"2022-03-11T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=160510"},"modified":"2022-03-11T08:14:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T13:14:03","slug":"samuel-l-jackson-talks-the-last-days-of-ptolemy-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/samuel-l-jackson-talks-the-last-days-of-ptolemy-grey\/","title":{"rendered":"Samuel L. Jackson Talks &#8216;The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blackfilm.com correspondent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ellenthagreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ellen J. Wanjiru<\/a>&nbsp;chats with <strong>Samuel L. Jackson<\/strong> about his personal connection to <strong>\u201cThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.&#8221;<\/strong> Based on the acclaimed novel by best-selling author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2022\/03\/walter-mosley-talks-the-last-days-of-ptolemy-grey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walter Mosley<\/a>. Currently streaming on Apple TV+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hebfdc9FhDc?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hebfdc9FhDc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ptolemy Grey (<strong>Samuel L. Jackson<\/strong>) has been all but forgotten by his family, his friends, and even by himself. Suddenly left without his grand-nephew and trusted caretaker Reggie, (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2022\/03\/omar-benson-miller-talks-the-last-days-of-ptolemy-grey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Omar Benson Miller<\/a><\/strong>) he is on the brink of sinking even deeper into a lonely dementia, too suspicious of anyone else to allow them into his life. That is until he is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager Robyn (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2022\/03\/dominique-fishback-talks-the-last-days-of-ptolemy-grey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dominique Fishback<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Refusing to tolerate Ptolemy\u2019s hermit-like existence, Robyn challenges him to interact more with the world around him, which allows him to grasp more firmly onto his disappearing consciousness. As he begins to slowly come out of his self-imposed isolation, he is introduced to a doctor (<strong>Walton Goggins<\/strong>) who is touting an experimental drug that guarantees Ptolemy will regain his memories with vigor and clarity for a short amount of time. With his mind now clear, what Ptolemy discovers in his own past, in his own apartment, and in the circumstances surrounding the loss of grand-nephew is shocking enough to spur the old man into action ensuring a legacy no one will soon forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also starring <strong>Cynthia Kaye McWilliams<\/strong> as \u2018Sensia,\u2019 <strong>Damon Gupton<\/strong> as \u2018Coydog,\u2019 <strong>Marsha Stephanie Blake<\/strong> as \u2018Niecie.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Appearing in well over 100 films, Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. Jackson\u2019s portrayal of Jules, the philosopher hitman in Quentin Tarantino\u2019s \u201cPulp Fiction,\u201d made an indelible mark on American cinema. In addition to unanimous critical acclaim, he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations as well as a Best Supporting Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1200x675-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Omar Benson Miller\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-160376\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The_Last_Days_of_Ptolemy_Grey_Photo_010101-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Samuel L. Jackson\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-160512\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The_Last_Days_of_Ptolemy_Grey_Photo_010203-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dominique Fishback\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-160423\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The_Last_Days_of_Ptolemy_Grey_Photo_010110-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"Dominique Fishback\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-160422\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The_Last_Days_of_Ptolemy_Grey_Photo_010102-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Samuel L. Jackson\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-160513\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The_Last_Days_of_Ptolemy_Grey_Photo_010106-1-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-160515\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The_Last_Days_of_Ptolemy_Grey_Photo_010107-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-160514\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackfilm.com correspondent&nbsp;Ellen J. Wanjiru&nbsp;chats with Samuel L. Jackson about his personal connection to \u201cThe Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.&#8221; Based on the acclaimed novel by best-selling author Walter Mosley. Currently streaming on Apple TV+. Ptolemy Grey (Samuel L. Jackson) has been all but forgotten by his family, his friends, and even by himself. Suddenly left [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/samuel-l-jackson-talks-the-last-days-of-ptolemy-grey\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":160514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,143,142],"tags":[29997,30117,3806,17825,10448,1712,151,8049,9925,187,31894,16115,733],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-160510","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-interviews","8":"category-read","9":"category-videos","10":"tag-appletv","11":"tag-black-film-tv","12":"tag-blackfilm","13":"tag-cynthia-kaye-mcwilliams","14":"tag-damon-gupton","15":"tag-diane-houslin","16":"tag-interview","17":"tag-marsha-stephanie-blake","18":"tag-omar-benson-miller","19":"tag-samuel-l-jackson","20":"tag-the-last-days-of-ptolemy-grey","21":"tag-walter-mosley","22":"tag-walton-goggins"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Samuel L. 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