Photo:Jason Koerner/Getty; Karwai Tang/WireImageJamie Foxx’s costars on his latest film are wishing him a speedy ongoing recovery.DuringThey Cloned Tyrone’s premiere Wednesday at theAmerican Black Film Festivalin Miami Beach, Florida,John BoyegaandTeyonah Parrisexpressed well wishes for Foxx as he continues to recover followinga “medical complication"that has kept the 55-year-old actor out of the public eye over the last two months.“I wish Jamie all the recovery and healing. He’s just so amazing,” Parris, 35, toldEntertainment Tonight. “It was just such an honor to work with him. He’s so generous as an actor and as a human, along with John. I got lucky to be able to work with such dope men on this project, and dope men of color, that it was just so much fun.“She also added that the “lively” Foxx “brings such an energy to the set.““We would never work. We all just had fun laughing and partying,” Parris added.Teyonah Parris and John Boyega.Jason Koerner/GettyBoyega, 31, admitted that while he wanted theOscarwinner “to show up” to the premiere, “I know he’s dealing with what he’s dealing with, and we just wish him all the best.“And though the two haven’t communicated since Foxx’s medical incident, “I’ve been calling, I’m just gonna keep on calling. He better pick up. Come on Jamie!” theStar Warsactor said.They Cloned Tyroneis Foxx’s first film to release since he experienced what his daughterCorinne Foxxdescribed in an April Instagram statement as a “medical complication.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Jamie Foxx and daughter Corinne.Paras Griffin/GettyAmid uncertainty over Foxx’s health, Corrine, 29, wrote on her Instagram Story May 12 that her father had"been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating,” though no she provided no further information regarding theDjango Unchainedstar’s health at the time.Foxx was filming anotherNetflixmovie titledBack in ActionwithCameron DiazandGlenn Closein Atlanta at the time of his health emergency. That movie initially halted production, but itresumed filmingusing multiple body doubles to film without Foxx.As Foxx continues to recover, the actor has at least one more film he completed — the R-rated, dog-themed comedyStrays, in which he provides the voice for a Boston terrier — set for release later this summer.On Tuesday, Netflix released theofficial trailer forThey Cloned Tyrone,an action-packed comedy-mystery that follows Boyega, Foxx and Parris as they notice a man’s apparent kidnapping off the street and follow the car in question to an unmarked underground laboratory.In the laboratory, the group of three discover an apparent clone of Boyega’s character, Tyrone, and begin growing increasingly paranoid about “experiments” they suspect a government organization is conducting on their community.Eager to protect their home, Foxx and his alliesembark on a mission to uncover the mysteryat hand — Foxx’s character is shown shooting a man wearing a lab coat in the laboratory — and rally their city to defend themselves from the conspiracy.“A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper,” reads an official logline for the film from Netflix.They Cloned Tyronebegins streaming on Netflix July 21.
Photo:Jason Koerner/Getty; Karwai Tang/WireImage
Jason Koerner/Getty; Karwai Tang/WireImage
Jamie Foxx’s costars on his latest film are wishing him a speedy ongoing recovery.DuringThey Cloned Tyrone’s premiere Wednesday at theAmerican Black Film Festivalin Miami Beach, Florida,John BoyegaandTeyonah Parrisexpressed well wishes for Foxx as he continues to recover followinga “medical complication"that has kept the 55-year-old actor out of the public eye over the last two months.“I wish Jamie all the recovery and healing. He’s just so amazing,” Parris, 35, toldEntertainment Tonight. “It was just such an honor to work with him. He’s so generous as an actor and as a human, along with John. I got lucky to be able to work with such dope men on this project, and dope men of color, that it was just so much fun.“She also added that the “lively” Foxx “brings such an energy to the set.““We would never work. We all just had fun laughing and partying,” Parris added.Teyonah Parris and John Boyega.Jason Koerner/GettyBoyega, 31, admitted that while he wanted theOscarwinner “to show up” to the premiere, “I know he’s dealing with what he’s dealing with, and we just wish him all the best.“And though the two haven’t communicated since Foxx’s medical incident, “I’ve been calling, I’m just gonna keep on calling. He better pick up. Come on Jamie!” theStar Warsactor said.They Cloned Tyroneis Foxx’s first film to release since he experienced what his daughterCorinne Foxxdescribed in an April Instagram statement as a “medical complication.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Jamie Foxx and daughter Corinne.Paras Griffin/GettyAmid uncertainty over Foxx’s health, Corrine, 29, wrote on her Instagram Story May 12 that her father had"been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating,” though no she provided no further information regarding theDjango Unchainedstar’s health at the time.Foxx was filming anotherNetflixmovie titledBack in ActionwithCameron DiazandGlenn Closein Atlanta at the time of his health emergency. That movie initially halted production, but itresumed filmingusing multiple body doubles to film without Foxx.As Foxx continues to recover, the actor has at least one more film he completed — the R-rated, dog-themed comedyStrays, in which he provides the voice for a Boston terrier — set for release later this summer.On Tuesday, Netflix released theofficial trailer forThey Cloned Tyrone,an action-packed comedy-mystery that follows Boyega, Foxx and Parris as they notice a man’s apparent kidnapping off the street and follow the car in question to an unmarked underground laboratory.In the laboratory, the group of three discover an apparent clone of Boyega’s character, Tyrone, and begin growing increasingly paranoid about “experiments” they suspect a government organization is conducting on their community.Eager to protect their home, Foxx and his alliesembark on a mission to uncover the mysteryat hand — Foxx’s character is shown shooting a man wearing a lab coat in the laboratory — and rally their city to defend themselves from the conspiracy.“A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper,” reads an official logline for the film from Netflix.They Cloned Tyronebegins streaming on Netflix July 21.
Jamie Foxx’s costars on his latest film are wishing him a speedy ongoing recovery.
DuringThey Cloned Tyrone’s premiere Wednesday at theAmerican Black Film Festivalin Miami Beach, Florida,John BoyegaandTeyonah Parrisexpressed well wishes for Foxx as he continues to recover followinga “medical complication"that has kept the 55-year-old actor out of the public eye over the last two months.
“I wish Jamie all the recovery and healing. He’s just so amazing,” Parris, 35, toldEntertainment Tonight. “It was just such an honor to work with him. He’s so generous as an actor and as a human, along with John. I got lucky to be able to work with such dope men on this project, and dope men of color, that it was just so much fun.”
She also added that the “lively” Foxx “brings such an energy to the set.”
“We would never work. We all just had fun laughing and partying,” Parris added.
Teyonah Parris and John Boyega.Jason Koerner/Getty
Jason Koerner/Getty
Boyega, 31, admitted that while he wanted theOscarwinner “to show up” to the premiere, “I know he’s dealing with what he’s dealing with, and we just wish him all the best.”
And though the two haven’t communicated since Foxx’s medical incident, “I’ve been calling, I’m just gonna keep on calling. He better pick up. Come on Jamie!” theStar Warsactor said.
They Cloned Tyroneis Foxx’s first film to release since he experienced what his daughterCorinne Foxxdescribed in an April Instagram statement as a “medical complication.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Jamie Foxx and daughter Corinne.Paras Griffin/Getty
Amid uncertainty over Foxx’s health, Corrine, 29, wrote on her Instagram Story May 12 that her father had"been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating,” though no she provided no further information regarding theDjango Unchainedstar’s health at the time.
Foxx was filming anotherNetflixmovie titledBack in ActionwithCameron DiazandGlenn Closein Atlanta at the time of his health emergency. That movie initially halted production, but itresumed filmingusing multiple body doubles to film without Foxx.
As Foxx continues to recover, the actor has at least one more film he completed — the R-rated, dog-themed comedyStrays, in which he provides the voice for a Boston terrier — set for release later this summer.
On Tuesday, Netflix released theofficial trailer forThey Cloned Tyrone,an action-packed comedy-mystery that follows Boyega, Foxx and Parris as they notice a man’s apparent kidnapping off the street and follow the car in question to an unmarked underground laboratory.
In the laboratory, the group of three discover an apparent clone of Boyega’s character, Tyrone, and begin growing increasingly paranoid about “experiments” they suspect a government organization is conducting on their community.
Eager to protect their home, Foxx and his alliesembark on a mission to uncover the mysteryat hand — Foxx’s character is shown shooting a man wearing a lab coat in the laboratory — and rally their city to defend themselves from the conspiracy.
“A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper,” reads an official logline for the film from Netflix.
They Cloned Tyronebegins streaming on Netflix July 21.
source: people.com
