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Exclusive: Kofi Siriboe Talks “Girls Trip” Blu-ray & “Queen Sugar”<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

October 18, 2017<\/p>\n

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Out on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on October 17, 2017 is\u00a0the year\u2019s biggest R-rated comedy and runaway hit with audiences and critics alike,\u00a0GIRLS TRIP.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow four best friends on an adventure of a lifetime as they reunite for a weekend of fun, festivities and outrageous adventures only to learn they are not as strong apart as they are together. With over an hour of exclusive UNRATED bonus content,\u00a0GIRLS TRIP<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Blu-ray, DVD and Digital versions feature even more of the group\u2019s outrageous shenanigans with deleted and extended scenes, gag reel and more that will have everyone laughing again and again!<\/p>\n

When four lifelong friends, known as the Flossy Posse, get together nothing can stop them but themselves. As the four independent friends reunite from across the country and travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there\u2019s enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.<\/p>\n

Girls Trip is the 1st film to gross over $100M that was produced, directed, written and starring African Americans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Director\u00a0Malcolm D. Lee<\/strong>\u00a0delivers an over-the-top laugh fest with an all-star cast as the Flossy Posse including\u00a0Regina Hall<\/strong>,\u00a0Tiffany Haddish<\/strong>,\u00a0Jada Pinkett Smith<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Queen Latifah<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cast members also include\u00a0Mike Colter<\/strong>,\u00a0Kofi Siriboe<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Larenz Tate<\/strong>\u00a0(Starz\u2019s \u201cPower\u201d). Produced by\u00a0Will Packer<\/strong>\u00a0and with a screenplay by\u00a0Kenya Barris<\/strong>\u00a0and Tracy Oliver,<\/strong> \u00a0GIRLS TRIP\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is a riotously funny and outrageous delight not to be missed!<\/p>\n

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For Siriboe, the 23-year old is making on the big and small screen. Not only is he on a blockbuster hit film, but he’s also a hit on TV playing the young dad Ralph-Angel on the Ava DuVernay OWN’s series, Queen Sugar.<\/p>\n

Blackfilm.com recently spoke exclusively with Siriboe on his role in the film, working with Jada Pinkett Smith and working on Queen Sugar.<\/p>\n

How excited are you that Girls Trip made over $100M?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Girls Trip movie cast Malcom Lee, Queen Latifah, Tiffany Haddish, Larenz Tate, Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kofi Siriboe, and Will Packer posed on the red carpet during the Girls Trip movie screen at the Theaters At Canal Place in New Orleans on Friday, June 30th, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kofi Siriboe:<\/strong> It’s crazy. I’m so excited about that. I honestly had such a good feeling about that. Knowing how we made and actually filming it, it just shows that the response was big.<\/p>\n

It was also the first film to gross over $100M that was produced by, directed by, written by and starring African Americans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kofi Siriboe:<\/strong> It seems like a trend in my life. Working with people like Ava and Oprah, I have to say that it’s becoming a standard for me. I love that it’s exciting and amazing to the world as it should be. I feel a lot of ways about the “1st” thing because it’s the first because it’s the first, if that makes any sense. I think as long as we get the opportunity to tell these stories, we’ll see a lot more films cross the $100M mark produced by, directed by, written by and starring Black women and Black Men and everything. I think it’s a great place to start. I think we are proving what we already know, that we are valuable to ourselves and to the world. It’s just beautiful to see it manifest.<\/p>\n

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Did you audition for the role or did the producers select you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kofi Siriboe:<\/strong> I auditioned for it. I was already in New Orleans filming Queen Sugar season 1 and that was before season 1 came out. It wasn’t like people knew me as Ralph-Angel and there was no hype around any of that. I was very much still an unknown and got called in for an audition. I got called that I got the job on Girls Trip on the last day of filming Queen Sugar. I started two weeks later. It just happened to work out. I was already in Louisiana and the role was great. I went into the audition and gave them everything. When I saw the descripted that said that I would be making out with Jada Pinkett Smith because I’m her love interest, I was like, “Alright!”<\/p>\n

How would you describe your character?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kofi Siriboe:<\/strong> I was on set for the whole six months working with these older women. Most of the cast has about 15-20 years on me, so I was bringing the same energy that I brought to Queen Sugar to this set. My character on Queen Sugar is a father and very serious, but I’m 23 in real life. I was 22 when I filmed this. I figured they needed that type of energy and I didn’t have to be anybody but myself, young, excited and ready to do whatever. I was like, “My frat is having a party. Ya trying to role.” That’s how my character is like. He’s not caring how old these women are. He’s young, excited, and out of school.<\/p>\n

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How was working with Jada Pinkett Smith? Did you talk to her about the craft and the business?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kofi Siriboe:<\/strong> Honestly, I didn’t. Jada is already huge. I’ve been watching her since I was a kid. I was wondering how she would be on a personal level. I’ve seen her kids around town. I’m cool with Jaden and Willow, but I was wondering how Jada was going to be. She’s a married woman and I hope she understands how much I respect the role. Once we met and talked to each other and rehearsed, she was just open. I was taking her lead and she gave me so much empowerment. She was like, “You are here for a reason, so do your thing. I’m right here with you.”<\/p>\n

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Were you nervous when you had to do the naked scene?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kofi Siriboe:<\/strong> Yeah. As a human being, I was nervous. It was liberating. I never imagine myself being on a big screen butt-ass naked with Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall and Tiffany Haddish. There’s no way to prepare for something like that. You just do it.<\/p>\n

On Queen Sugar, you’re playing a young dad. Do you feel a sense of responsibility to those out there in the same position?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kofi Siriboe:<\/strong> Absolutely. That responsibility is embedded. I feel that I knew what time is was as soon as I got the role. Ava is good at bringing you to where she is. This is her baby. You see what she what she does with activism, but to be able to translate that through art and to use us as those vessels, you immediately know what time it is. The respect for Ava and Oprah is so high, I just want to make them happy and proud. I thank them for trusting me with their piece of the project. That responsibility won’t leave until Queen Sugar doesn’t exist anymore.<\/p>\n

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What’s coming up for Ralph-Angel? Is he still operating with a chip on his shudder?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kofi Siriboe<\/strong>: I don’t think that chip is going anywhere anytime soon, but he’s working towards understanding it and identifying where he’s at with that. He’s still fresh at reemerging into society and him and Darla trying to rehabilitate their relationship, and him working on himself and trying to be the best father for Blue. You see him trying to come on his own and him and Darla trying to build this family, but they still have to bring a lot of stuff to the light. Once they do that, it’s about how they get past that. That’s what we see happening.<\/p>\n

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How do they work through their problems? How do they work through their problems individually and as a family? There’s so much exploration on how they become full. We all want to be full but how do we do that is the question. Hold on to you seats because these next four episodes will have a lot that’s going to happen.<\/p>\n

And for those who didn’t see Girls Trip in theaters, why should they see it now on Blu-ray?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kofi Siriboe:<\/strong> Because you are going to laugh so hard and the world is so fast at times, you just need to brought up to speed. Girls Trip is one of those movies where you just remember that sometimes family and friends is all you need. Girls Trip will make you relax and feel good.<\/p>\n