Why I Love ... Chiwetel Ejiofor

While on the topic of Children of Men, which comes out on DVD today, I thought I'd pay homage to an actor I love: Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays Luke. Though his character is technically a bad guy, Ejiofor's speech toward the end — delivered between rounds of bullets he aimlessly sprays out a window — makes me soften toward Luke, thinking maybe he's just trying to survive like everyone else.

There is something friendly and trustworthy about the British actor, who I first noticed in Love Actually as Peter, the husband of Keira Knightley's character. But it was when I saw Kinky Boots that I really fell in love. In the quirky comedy, Ejiofor plays drag queen Lola, who co-creates a line of supportiveshow in sync to the music, as close as possible to the original. It turned out it is quite some effort -- but it is possible to some degree! Knowing this, I wanted to do it, wanted to bring the power of the Fox God to Second Life."

He performed a trial version for some fellow Baby Metal fans in SL, and soon enough, others had volunteered to help put on the live show, which involves three avatars who play the singers Su-metal, Yuimetal, and Moametal, as well as Baby's four musicians. They all coordinate together online from various parts of the world for the live show, which streams in the original band's music, which takes an incredible amount of coordination: