Two-time Golden Globe nominee David Oyelowo solidified himself as an industry powerhouse after turning in a jaw-dropping performance as the revered Martin Luther King, Jr. in Ava DuVernay‘s masterpiece “Selma.” His portrayal introduced the world to his breadth of roles, which includes over two decades of complex character work, often excelling in the grey area of his characters’ moral ambiguity.

Oyelowo’s latest film is “Don’t Let Go,” the Blumhouse-produced, Jacob Estes (“Mean Creek“)-written-and-directed sci-fi thriller. In the tradition of “Get Out” and the “The Purge” series, “Don’t Let Go” is Blumhouse’s latest entry into its sociopolitically topical horror/thriller film line.

On the cusp of “Don’t Let Go’s” August 30 theatrical release, I caught up with Oyelowo about his attraction to Estes’s project, his affinity for horror, reuniting with his “A Wrinkle in Time” co-star Storm Reid, playing MLK, directing, and more.

What initially drew you to this project?

I love the fact that, somehow, the script’s managed to encase this emotional, unconventional love story within this genre of time travel, of a supernatural thriller, of a whodunnit; in the middle of that is this beautiful relationship between an uncle and his niece who care deeply for each other. And there is this tragedy, her death and the murder of my family, that gives us the opportunity through this conceit of time flipping somehow and him realizing that she is now two weeks in the past and I am three days after her murder, and I can somehow save her from that fate. But above and beyond all of that, the fact that I’m a father myself and really can relate to the idea of wanting to save those I love from any kind of harm was the thing that really pulled me in.

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