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Jim Sturgess On 'Cloud Atlas' Controversy, 'Upside Down,' And His '80s Crime Pic 'Electric Slide'

Jim Sturgess On 'Cloud Atlas' Controversy, 'Upside Down,' And His '80s Crime Pic 'Electric Slide'

Everything is connected in Cloud Atlas, a few things more directly than others: actor Jim Sturgess portrays one heroic, kind-hearted soul through its evolution from a seafaring 19th century lawyer to a Korean freedom fighter in the futuristic Neo Seoul, many lifetimes (and some controversy-courting Asian make-up) later. When he first read the script, adapted from David Mitchell's novel by Lana & Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, Sturgess understandably had some questions. For starters: Why?
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