{"id":71038,"date":"2015-01-28T14:38:31","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T14:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2015\/01\/28\/first-look-at-derek-luke-in-lee-daniels-empire\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:52:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:52:28","slug":"first-look-at-derek-luke-in-lee-daniels-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/first-look-at-derek-luke-in-lee-daniels-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look at Derek Luke In Lee Daniels’ Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Look at Derek Luke In Lee Daniels’ Empire<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

January 28, 2015<\/p>\n

\"Empire<\/a><\/p>\n

In just three episodes that have aired so far, we have seen the likes of Academy Award Cuba Gooding Jr.,<\/strong> Grammy Award winner Gladys Knight<\/strong>, Supermodel Naomi Campbell<\/strong>, and Tasha Smith<\/strong> appear in the hottest new series on television, \u2018Empire.<\/p>\n

Lee Daniels\u2019 creation is not only tearing up the rating charts, rising in each episodes, but he\u2019s attracting a lot of good talent to appear in small cameos or in guest roles with the possibility of it turning into a recurring role.<\/p>\n

Derek Luke<\/strong> is the latest Hollywood actor that will be making an appearance on the Fox series, along with Grammy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Courtney Love<\/strong> (\u201cThe People vs. Larry Flynt\u201d), and Judd Nelson<\/strong> (\u201cThe Breakfast Club). Luke will be guest-starring as Malcolm Devoe, head of Empire security, in an upcoming episode.<\/p>\n

\"Empire<\/a><\/p>\n

Luke is no stranger to the TV world. He last had a recurring role on FX’s The Americans. Prior to that, he played opposite Jada Pinkett Smith in TNT’s Hawthorne and had a leading role in NBC’s Trauma. On the big screen, he was last seen in Baggage Claim with Paula Patton and Jill Scott.<\/p>\n

Featuring music by prolific producer Timbaland, the series stars Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard<\/strong> (\u201cCrash,\u201d \u201cHustle & Flow\u201d) and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson<\/strong> (\u201cNo Good Deed,\u201d \u201cThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button\u201d). Among the series\u2019 other featured cast members are Malik Yoba, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers<\/strong>, and Kaitlin Doubleday<\/strong>, as well as newcomers Bryshere Gray <\/strong>and Grace Gealey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Just recently, Daniels had a conversation with Denzel Washington in the hopes of luring the two-time Oscar winner to make an appearance on the show. “Trying to talk this one into doing a guest star on #empire #nextweekdinneronme,”<\/strong> Daniel tweeted. “Denzel hasn\u2019t done television in 30 years.\u00a0But he saw the pilot and said, \u2018I\u2019ve got to be a part of this.\u2019”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Denzel<\/a><\/p>\n

In the meantime, here’s a sneak from Episode 4, “False Imposition,” which airs tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clip – False Imposition
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