The veteran actor also spoke to The Root about his new film 'The Piano Lesson' in which he stars alongside Washington's son, actor John David.

Samuel L. Jackson's return to "The Piano Lesson" helps transform August Wilson's play into a contemporary cinematic experience.

By now, John David Washington has established himself as an actor to the extent that he can afford to do something he has not done before: give a Denzel Washington performance. While it’s an incalculable advantage for an actor to have a hugely successful movie-star father,

John David Washington, who appeared as Boy Willie in the 2023 Broadway revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, is reprising the role in the new film adaptation and recently shared some of the challenges of bringing the show to the screen.