Jodie TurnerSmith Hopes to Reunite OnScreen with ‘Very Good Friend’ Daniel Kaluuya

Jodie Turner-Smith is eager to rekindle the magic with her ‘Queen & Slim’ co-star Daniel Kaluuya, counting on their bond both on and off the screen.

A Dynamic Duo

After leaving audiences captivated in the 2019 film Queen & Slim, Jodie Turner-Smith is ready for a new project with Daniel Kaluuya. With a candid invitation, she tells PEOPLE, “Daniel, I think it’s been enough years. Let’s go. When’s our next project?”

“We’re great together,” she emphasizes, highlighting their on-screen chemistry that left a lasting impression.

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From Co-Stars to Friends

Despite their busy lives, Turner-Smith treasures her friendship with Kaluuya. “He is a very good friend of mine,” she shares warmly. “That one, I’m literally like, ‘Yeah, you cannot escape being friends with me ever because I love you.’”

“I don’t, to my knowledge, think that I’ve worked with anyone yet who was like, ‘I hated her,’” she adds, laughing about her rapport with past colleagues.

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New Horizons

Currently starring in Tron: Ares and A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Turner-Smith is hopeful for a new collaboration with Kaluuya, famed for his Oscar-winning role in Judas and the Black Messiah. “Anyone out there reading this, JTS and Daniel Kaluuya, let’s go, something else!” she proclaims.

“Obviously, we’re great together,” she insists, calling for fresh creative ventures with him.

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A Modern-Day Compelling Story

Directed by Melina Matsoukas and written by Lena Waithe, Queen & Slim cast Turner-Smith and Kaluuya as a couple on the run, facing a tragic end. Reflecting on the heavy storyline, Turner-Smith humorously notes, “This time nobody’s dying, please. I just want to live. That’s what I want to do next: live at the end of a movie. I’m just kidding.”

Kaluuya’s Upcoming Ventures

Kaluuya continues to explore new roles, including Chris Rock’s Misty Green and returning for the anticipated sequel Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, slated for release in June 2027.

Jodie’s Current and Future Endeavors

Alongside her current theatrical releases, Turner-Smith will return for the second season of Paramount+ spy drama The Agency.

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