Stormzy takes first acting role as he launches film production company
by Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6XXXC)
After music, publishing, sports and philanthropy, rapper expands into film-making with lead role in Big Man, a short film premiering on YouTube
After conquering the charts, Glastonbury's Pyramid stage and launching his own publishing imprint, Stormzy is taking his first steps into the world of movies with starring in a short film about the travails of an ex-rapper.
Big Man will be made by the rap star's own production company Merky Films in association with Apple, and feature Stormzy - in a sizable wig - as the lead character Tenzman, a former rap star now navigating a restless and uncertain chapter of his life".
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