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By: Kam Williams (Add to your loop)
Fri, 01/22/2010 - 01:00

Tyrese stars in the latest popular film, 'Legion.'

Fresh off the phenomenal success of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which was the  No. 2 movie at the box office in 2009 (behind Avatar), Tyrese is back with another apocalyptic sci-fi adventure. Legion, however, is a horror flick with a rather novel, religious premise revolving around a struggle to survive the wrath of a vengeful God who has lost faith in humanity.

Kam Williams: Hey, Tyrese, thanks for the time. You had quite a year with Transformers 2. How does it feel riding that wave?
Tyrese: Honestly, everybody that’s in my life will tell you that I enjoy the highs of life, but I’m always that guy with the big fan in his hand trying to clear the smoke out right away in order to get back to the mission, back to the focus. It’s not that I don’t like to marinate in the blessings, because I do. But I’m very ambitious, very motivated to reach beyond what I’ve already mastered. I never get complacent. I’m not the type to relax and just kick my feet up as if I’ve made it. I’m always looking to go to the next level. Transformers has literally changed my life in so many different ways. I’m known around the world now, because so many men, women and children have seen the film at some point. What a blessing that is. And now that I have that international stage, I’m all about maximizing and taking it to another level.

KW: Last summer, you also released your own comic book, Mayhem. How is that doing?
T: Oh, man, it’s doing beyond well. It’s selling like crazy. You know it’s available on iTunes in 38 countries now. I’ve partnered up with Apple and it’s being sold digitally. Basically, I have a digital comic book. I did the voiceover for all of Mayhem’s parts, and hired a bunch of other actors to do the other characters. And when you see a car crash in the comic, you can actually hear it. So, it’s like you’re watching a still yet motion comic.

KW: When I interviewed you last summer, you said that you would personally call anybody who purchased 25 copies of Mayhem. I guess it’s too late for fans to take advantage of that offer.
T: No, not at all. If somebody’s going to invest that much to support something you’re passionate about, you’re supposed to call them with a personal thank you. I had that going over at the store, Meltdown Comics. I’m going to give you the number: (323) 851-7283. I’ll get that going again right now, if you’re willing to put it out there.

KW: I definitely will. Let’s talk about Legion. It looks intriguing and intense!
T: Yeah, Legion is a real, heavy thriller with spiritual and religious overtones.

KW: Yeah, it poses a very intriguing question: What would happen if God lost faith in humanity? And judging by the trailer, it looks like you and the other leads serve sort of like the three wise men, as you try to protect this pregnant waitress [Adrianne Malicki] carrying the Christ child from an army off angels dispatched by God.