From Movieline:

Brandon T. Jackson’s showy supporting role as Alpa Chino in Tropic Thunder two years ago took Hollywood by surprise — the young actor wasn’t a real-life rapper or an Apatow troupe member, so who exactly was he? Turns out Jackson is a Chris Tucker-idolizing comedian from a religious family in Detroit, and he’ll only increase his profile this week with the release of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, where he plays best friend Grover to the titular Percy.

During a very busy Percy Jackson press tour that’s found him criss-crossing the country, the 25-year-old actor made a quick call to Movieline to discuss action figures, green screen, and the one thing about comedy that he’d like to stop doing.

Is this the first time you’ve signed a contract for not just one movie, but several?
Yeah, first time. First potential franchise. It’s cool, because I get to do action and all that, but also relationship stuff and comedy, too.

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