How was it shooting Illegal Tender in New York and Puerto Rico?
JS: It was cool. It was just great to be out there on the streets with all these people who added a lot of flavor. Puerto Rico was hot. The culture there is four or five hundred years old. They used to have real pirates of the Caribbean around that place. KW: What’s it like for you when you’re on the set as a producer as opposed to a director? JS: It’s more hectic, because I’m helping write the checks. KW: Are you itching to get back in the director’s chair? JS: Yes, I’m about to direct a movie right now with Halle Berry. KW: You mean the crime drama Luke Cage? JS: No, Tulia. Tulia, Texas. KW: Halle’s already signed on and you’re making that movie before Luke Cage? JS: Yes. KW: What’s it about? JS: It about a small town in Texas where all these black people were arrested and railroaded for drug-dealing. KW: Oh, I remember that real-life case. They all were framed. It’s good that you’re telling their story, like another Rosewood. Are you worried about Illegal Tender’s R rating? JS: Why
