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The many parts of Martin Lawrence

IT’S BEEN EIGHT years since Martin Lawrence — once one of the most popular movie stars in the world — has made a film. That was , a film which really tested the integrity of the franchise. But, after almost a decade out, Lawrence is back in a big way. There’s next January’s , which will see him return alongside Will Smith, but first he crops up in an extended cameo in the new Harmony Korine film, , playing a character called Captain Wack. So we asked him to talk us through

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