Just two years. He had promised it back in 2021 on the Venice red carpet, declaring confidently, “Sooner or later you will see me in a movie with Will Smith.” He was then called to shoot promotional videos for “Beast” and “Oppenheimer” with stars like Idris Elba and Robert Downey Jr.
Now, burning through all the stages, Khaby Lame will have a movie all to himself.
He will find himself fleeing from arms traffickers, stealing DNA samples, and thwarting the Third World War. All the while trying to keep his extremely jealous Italo-Chinese girlfriend and his clingy little brother in check. It’s the culmination of a dream for the boy who started from his bedroom in the public housing of Chivasso during the lockdown.
In a difficult time after doing every kind of job, from bricklayer to waiter and window washer, until he became unemployed. So he started making videos on TikTok. The catch?
They were silent but understandable to everyone. It only took a few weeks for him to become one of the most followed TikTokers. Today he has 162 million followers and is ready to debut on the big screen.
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