Picture
Picture Credit score
George Pimentel/Contributor through Getty Photographs
Picture Alt
Drake along with his former “Degrassi” co-stars in Toronto
Picture Dimension
landscape-medium
Key Takeaways:
- Degrassi: No matter It Takes will spotlight Drake’s early function as Jimmy Brooks and the way it formed his profession.
- The documentary additionally explores the cultural legacy of “Degrassi” and the struggles confronted by its younger solid.
- Drake beforehand paid tribute to the present and his fellow solid members in a video for “I’m Upset.”
Earlier than changing into the Grammy-winning artist who dominated Hip Hop with chart-topping hits, Drake was Aubrey Graham — finest identified to “Degrassi: The Subsequent Era” followers because the character Jimmy Brooks. Within the upcoming documentary Degrassi: No matter It Takes, he displays on how the sequence formed his life and profession. Fellow co-stars like Shenae Grimes-Beech, Miriam McDonald, Stefan Brogren, and Amanda Stepto additionally seem.
Within the trailer unveiled Wednesday (Aug. 27), Drake recalled private struggles as a youth: “I did not have a good time in highschool. I simply did not actually slot in.” Issues modified when his mother revealed life-changing information — He landed the function of Jimmy. “I simply grabbed my bag and left,” he stated, noting the present grew to become the beginning of a “wild journey.” He additionally mirrored on how “considered one of [his] first kisses” came about throughout filming.
Premiering Sept. 13 on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant, the Lisa Rideout-directed movie will dive “beneath the floor of [the show’s] success to disclose the extra sophisticated fact.” In response to the trailer’s description, “By means of archival footage and intimate interviews with solid, crew and followers, the sequence explores each the empowering influence the present had on its viewers and the private struggles confronted by its younger stars. Trustworthy, emotional, and eye-opening, this documentary examines what it actually took to construct Canada’s most iconic teen franchise.”
Whereas Drake’s celebrity standing at present may overshadow his early performing profession, “Degrassi” stays a key chapter in his origin story. He reminded followers of that in 2018 with the video for the only “I’m Upset.” The Karena Evans-directed clip reworked right into a full-blown reunion, with a number of members of the long-lasting solid returning to the halls of their fictional faculty. Even Jay and Silent Bob’s Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith — the latter of whom seems in Degrassi: No matter It Takes — made cameos for the Scorpion standout.