‘It doesn’t look good for Ghost,’ he tells EW
Prison isn’t treating Ghost too well.
Or, make that James.
The drug kingpin has committed his share of crimes, but this wasn’t one of them.
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Despite that fact, the evidence and his scorned lover Angela (Lela Loren) say differently.
Were you excited for something different?
OMARI HARDWICK:Beyond excited.
I kind of wanted it.
So what was it like being off and separated from the rest of the cast for the most part?
It was really interesting.
It was just me.
So I did go method this season.
I lived at the jail three days a week, where we shot.
The wife allowed it.
It was pretty intense…
I was entrenched and in it.
Because of my personal journey, it felt so good to be isolated.
It kind of aided my transition by character-wise being where I had to be.
The opening was great with Ghost being booked and so quickly, pun intended, stripped of his power.
He can’t even answer an urgent call from Tasha.
So what was it like playing this unfamiliar version of the character?
So it was nice to be able to be vulnerable and different.
Obviously, there’s vulnerable moments, as Ghost is a father and a lover in so many ways.
So he’s got to use that level of charm and charisma on a consistent basis.
He was not as strong as the bass guitar we usually know him to be.
I’m not used to as a character being told what to do.
No matter what you say about them, you might’t argue their intelligence.
He’s James as much as he can be James.
Nobody in jail wants to see Jamie.
I don’t necessarily think Jamie is ever present this season.
In being isolated from much of the cast, many of your interactions are with thelate Charlie Murphy.
He’s chatty as a lot of comedians are because they’re so brilliant and the mind never stops.
Dramatic actors particularly are quiet and Ghost is so quiet.
That happened a lot.
I think he caught on.
Being a fan of the show, it sort of helped since his level of respect was super high.
He’s a special, special cat.
So rest in peace.
It doesn’t look good for Ghost.
That’s the best tease I can say.
With the nucleus of the show, that means everyone else is affected.
Everybody on the outside.
What does it mean for Tasha and the kids?
What does it mean for Angela and the cops?
But everyone else is sort of on pins and needles waiting to see what happens.
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