How Kingsley Ben-Adir Secretly Prepped for Bob Marley Biopic on Barbie Set! (Exclusive)

Kingsley Ben-Adir sits down with ET's Kevin Frazier to talk about his upcoming film, 'Bob Marley: One Love.' The actor breaks down his learning process to speak and perform like the reggae icon. Plus, he shares how he fit in time on the 'Barbie' set to learn more about his upcoming role as the late musician. The film hits theaters on Feb. 14.

[@SRichards-de7ri]

I’ve heard a lot of fake Jamaican accents but he has the best one by far, sounds super authentic

[@anthonielkush6575]

He had the perfect teacher to teach him the accent.

[@SRichards-de7ri]

@@anthonielkush6575 yea Bob Marley's sons have his exact voice

[@jacobharris954]

Well he grew up in England so hearing accent is very common. He might be Jamaican himself

[@aDDmoreJuiceTV]

TRUE! What's more impressive he had to learn the language on the fly to pull this off in such a super authentic way. Dude deserves an oscar.

[@mj43va]

@@jacobharris954he’s Trinidadian

[@andreaclarke161]

Kingsley did a great job representing the incomparable, heroic Bob Marley. Bob was a fantastic Musician, poet, activist and philosopher!! Will watch!

[@theresajames1773]

He felt that he had to do this great vibes

[@rodflo2979]

This roll will make Kingsley Ben-Adir an absolute superstar

[@LizzyMcD]

Thanks Kingsley for respecting my country, culture and our hero Bob Marley.

[@All.Natural.]

He did an amazing job! Just a wonderful movie!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@KingGreen78]

This guy promoted the heck out of this movie. He's done like a thousand interviews

[@danielbrown5867]

Kingsley played it well played respect to grate man One love is grate

[@tigerauge6705]

Kingsley plays a amazing " YOUNG LION"...✌️☮️🇧🇷 One Love is the message... Legend Bob Marley ✌️

[@ritaclay7309]

Can we get an Oscar nomination next year for him? A real authentic phenomenal performance

[@user-hu4fr8jw3l]

Yeah he deserves it

[@user-bp5vu2mt1v]

Kingsley. You are a beautiful human. 😍

[@texasindy2193]

I have to watch this Bob Marley movie, can't wait!! So inspiring listening to Kingsley, I smiled through this entire interview

[@markrussell3414]

Can't wait for this excellent movie of the late great bob marley 🎤🎥🎬🎬🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@progamerdude712]

Straight outta YARD! our hero. ONE LOVE to the WORLD. ❤🇯🇲🇬🇭

[@ddddddno24]

Sir Kingley, you did a great job

[@mariegold3906]

2:57 he hit the accent down.

[@annette8226]

after watching the movie,its realluy evident that Kingsley put great effort in his role

[@mrs.gemini7119]

So looking forward to the Bob Marley Movie!!!

[@NATASHA-GORDOSTNASHA]

LOVED IT!!!!

[@14omoon]

Been seeing him in a lot of big projects, Im proud of him!! ❤

[@ItsKells]

THE BEST interview of this entire press run - thank you Kevin and Kingsley

[@nicolapowell7730]

Have you watched his Stephen Colbert interview. Also very good.

[@ItsKells]

AGREED, I did see it... Colbert is my second fave @@nicolapowell7730

[@taixchi]

@@nicolapowell7730yea it was horrible

[@jazzyprather]

@@taixchihow was it horrible

[@taixchi]

@@jazzyprather the host had to explain what he meant for 1 minute for the point to still be lost

[@blockaentertainment2815]

G switched in the accent like a true Jamaican #respect

[@ranktimeff9616]

ONE LOVE BOB MARLEY ❤💛💚🔥

[@nickey876]

When he said "Bob nuh Soft" that hit me hard man, now I know where Tuff Gong came from. Gotta be tough out here u know.

[@JoyHarrison]

Right. Tuff Gong was Bob's street name when he lived in rough Trench Town.

[@aaronknight6223]

Thoroughly enjoyed this interview!!! It was soooo good had to watch it 3 times!!! Big Ups to Kingsley and The Host!!!! It was a great interview with genuine happiness and eagerness to talk about Bob Marley, his Life and the movie One Love ❤️💛💚🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@veronicavon6923]

❤ I LOVE THIS AND the way he describes honoring Bob Marley!

[@sambritt9231]

I can already tell his performance as bob is going to be beautiful I can’t wait for this

[@dossube]

He nailed it, Purefectly

[@watercoloreyes_]

I know about him from The OA so amazing to see him in groundbreaking films !!

[@TiannaJohns-pv5bx]

You were fantastic, super amazing playing the part of Bob Marley.

[@mon6745]

I can't wait to see this movie - this is gonna be so good

[@stephenc.5793]

Can't wait to see this film!!

[@debbiefletcher-bryant5413]

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

[@msays1275]

Wow, insightful interview 💖💖💖💖

[@ddddddno24]

Omg...as a Jamaican, he sounded good...i got lost in his acting

[@jonesa4island]

Can’t wait to watch this movie!!!

[@THEFAYLAWRENCE]

Nice interview!!! I can't wait to watch.

[@messiahjuni]

Can’t wait to see this movie.

[@dossube]

Three months is IMPRESSIVE from I what we saw in the theater. Bob Marley = Legend.

[@yzma6142]

HE IS SO INCREDIBLE

[@tsion5088]

good job, blessed Love 👑💚💛❤🙏

[@user-hu4fr8jw3l]

Seeing Bob Marley’s house in Jamaica and seeing the movie was amazing

[@lydiaevakise4888]

Love you too Kevin as much as Bob Marley.!!!😊❤

[@blessingbessotobo2792]

I definitely would go and watch it.

[@biancaalvarado7113]

I know he would be proud of him ❤🌎💯🌌🌠😇😎🌎💯

[@cassandralucien1667]

We love Kingsley Marley.

[@user-pp9bl5gr1n]

He did good in the Peaky Blinder show too very great actor

[@kathleenweinberg5991]

Sounds great

[@keishacameron1601]

I just watched the movie tonight. He was meant to play Bob!!!

[@gullsrus]

Can't wait x

[@CHEQQUEENSNBROOKLYNMF]

RIP. BOB. 1

[@uwcb1]

One Love ❤️💛💚

[@LilHondaCivic808]

That’s pretty cool 🍾💯

[@TinyBubbleExtreme]

wow, his patois is good

[@gian19791]

Imagine if Bob Marley became president of Jamaica I can only imagine 😮

[@ranktimeff9616]

MAMA ONE LOVE ❤💛💚🔥

[@ctj2534]

Super .

[@andreahenry3473]

From💖#Beautiful Barbie💖To💚💛🖤Bob🖤💛💚

[@corrynthiaiam9205]

Kinsley did great. My dad from Montego Bay & til this day he use the word pickney when talking about kids. So for the launage Ill give him B+.

[@believersarisenow.9554]

Herd it a great movie .i went to watch it ash Wednesday but it was sold out.might watch it another time.

[@user-bo2pf8pk8w]

🫂 greetings to ❤️Bob❤️and ❤️Ben

[@dannytooley7530]

Can’t Walt and can’t Walt for the Amy wine house too and Micheal Jackson next year in April too

[@ashleycameron1599]

I’ve seen the Barbie movie. I had no idea he was on it.

[@jacobharris954]

And secret invasion

[@Loveabounds.]

They gave him a weak character with few lines

[@Max86421]

Hot! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shanellehall6744]

I have seen the preview to this and I do really really want to see it I'm you know some of my family is from the Caribbean and stuff like that so I really do want to see it but I just want to know if anybody out there actually feels like maybe possibly were kind of sick of people playing us that are not jamacian or black, but English people are getting all the parts.

[@TobinOsusky]

❤💛💚❤💛💚❤💛💚

[@JoyHarrison]

He had to learn not just the Jamaican Patois but also the Rastafarian lingo that was interspersed in it when Bob spoke.

[@jacobharris954]

Not really he is from England, he heard it all of his life

[@Shavontay66]

He's half Jamaican fun fact

[@yourepifany]

@@Shavontay66wrong, he is half Trini …

[@rubiksworld2170]

@@jacobharris954it’s not the same tho in England. It’s like watered down and some words are copied

[@corrynthiaiam9205]

Patois it's a very emotional language. And we dont pronouce h's most times. Ex: hear= "ear". So I think he did awesome for someone with an English accent!

[@britneyn9469]

I do believe it will be good and he seems very prepared but I dont think they should have gotten someone who is not a main stream, maybe a actor who shares the culture and roots of bob marley I think those movies subtitles and all brings such a connection of people outside the culture to connect and step into their world and culture through the art.I will be supporting this movie.

[@asapwolf4532]

I didn’t know the movie actually existed until I saw him scratching his mustache like Bob in his Secret Invasion interviews.

[@LangBellsChannel]

put the locs back on, he looked sexy af

[@MaxamilliyonWoods]

A crazy baldhead trying to be Bob he has the charisma and accent 🎉

[@niteporter]

Anyone know what this movie is based on book wise?

[@Artur-Itas]

Finally a racially accurate depiction of a historical character. Both men are biracial and he did the research!!!!!!!

[@Dangirl65]

2 more sleeps, and then off the see this movie

[@HabitualFixation]

Uncle Bob... Freedom Fighter

[@eddieduque9371]

Can someone help me? What did he say about Jamaicans told him, Rememba, Bob Nassaf?

[@guinep]

"Rememba, Bob nuh saff." Translates to "remember, Bob's not/wasn't soft."

[@Jen4dolphins]

He looks better as Bob then he looks “himself”

[@Henowe1]

He is so freaking handsome as Bob!

[@gerald4384]

Uff.

[@user-bl5xn6vg2l]

007?

[@tasetihasante6331]

Naturally It would of been more authentic if an actor born and raised in Jamaica played him but I Mon just Givethanks that the Marley’s atleast chose a Blackman atleast to play the Ras

[@gian19791]

Actors can’t lose accent like the Elvis actor too

[@blaqvisa]

Barb Marley

[@gabbadd5840]

He is also a sure bet to play Obama in his biopic !

[@Gary-vl7lp]

,.."Bhhab" ??..no Ninja.. it's ' BOB '...!

[@sharris3624]

U mean to tell me, out of all the Jamaican men in Jamaica, there's no one they could have picked for this role?? Im sure it's thousands of Jamaican men they could have picked for this role. What is up with all these British actors getting all the rolls?!!

[@CocoFrankie]

What’s the problem ?

[@user-pp9bl5gr1n]

No offense but they wanted a seasoned actor not just someone who can speak the patois

[@tia1251]

gUH weh!

[@The40Glock1]

His acting was phenomenal but the movie was hot garbage

[@rastaman39]

Get a non Jamaican to play the great Bob Marley Ziggy sold out to Babylon for $$

[@truthseeker1789]

I was so disappointed by this film that I saw yesterday in France. No soul, no transcendence. They just used Bob's name in vain to make a quick buck. Ziggy Marley has definitely no talent. They were supposed to be talking about a radical artist, a militant, a rebel, a genius... You don't see that in the film. We don't get into the complexity of the man he must have been, everything is smooth and doesn't have the accent of truth. And we certainly don't see how the CIA murdered Bob by offering him poisoned sneakers! The trailer has more emotion than the whole movie! Bad movie!

[@julianseymour4676]

One of bobs sons couldn't play as bob???

[@sharris3624]

His face is not rough enough looking either!! Bob was very handsome, buy rugged looking, not petty boy sweet face looking like this guy. I guess im just upset they didn't hire a real Jamaican man for this part.

[@triciaweldo6634]

Kingsley well respected Bob and really put his heart an soul into this part people in London are well acquainted with the Jamaica patios Bob himself lived here for 2yrs after he got shot in Jamaica so English people kinda claim a bit of Bob for themselves his father was British decent so a lot of connections to England. Understandable Jamaican people would want a Jamaican to play Bobs Part however Kingsley is a seasoned actor and also biracial like Bob I feel he done an excellent job because he loves Bob he wanted to do the part justice and was very sensitive to Bobs family and friends advice he didn't have attitude such as its my part he showed real genuine respect and admiration to all a really nice humble person his admiration for the Marlys and Neville Garick shines through in his interviews in my opinion

[@VeroRochaEscorcio]

He looks nothing like him 😂😂😂😫😫😫

[@Shavontay66]

Well I mean the movie is just a homage to Bob, this man isn't meant to be a direct clone

[@TiannaJohns-pv5bx]

Kingsley, please get another hairstyle. To go from playing Bob Marley to a military haircut. Dude, please jazz it up!

[@LeahTVdotcom]

This is a very good interview. Makes me want to see the work. To be honest , I thought Kingsley is to nice of a ‘Actor’ to play Tuff Gong. 🤷🏽‍♀️ thinking nobody can really play him. Because the center of the character is more spiritual then intellectual. It’s bigger then emotion . What is moving him ? See the way he danced. Can u feel that ? 🇺🇸 🎬✍🏾🌏🎞🇯🇲🎤❤ Leah Tunkara