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Avengers: Endgame (2019)
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos’ actions and restore balance to the universe.
- 11/7/2023
- avclub.com
Blitz Bazawule has directed the upcoming American musical coming-of-age period drama movie The Color Purple which is based on the same-named stage musical both of which are adapted from Alice Walker’s 1982 same-named novel becoming the second feature film adaptation of the novel.
Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Ciara, Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis, Louis Gossett Jr., David Alan Grier, Deon Cole are some of the cast members of the movie.
The Color Purple is set to be released on December 25, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Following is a list of other films that deal with the theme of racism that you might want to give a try before watching The Color Purple.
Also Read: Top 10 Films Like Netflix Movie Love at First Sight.
Top 10 Films Like The Color Purple. The Help (2011)- The New York Times
Tate Taylor directed this film adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s same-named novel.
Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Ciara, Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis, Louis Gossett Jr., David Alan Grier, Deon Cole are some of the cast members of the movie.
The Color Purple is set to be released on December 25, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Following is a list of other films that deal with the theme of racism that you might want to give a try before watching The Color Purple.
Also Read: Top 10 Films Like Netflix Movie Love at First Sight.
Top 10 Films Like The Color Purple. The Help (2011)- The New York Times
Tate Taylor directed this film adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s same-named novel.
- 7/14/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Warner Bros. drama Judas and the Black Messiah about Fred Hampton, the Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman who was betrayed by FBI informant William O’Neal, will open on Feb. 12, 2021 in both theaters and on HBO Max.
The studio is planning to push the Shaka King directed feature for the current 2020-21 awards season. The pic stars Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton and Lakeith Stanfield as William O’Neal. A career thief, O’Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). Hampton’s political prowess grows just as he’s falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson (Dominique Fishback). Meanwhile, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Martin Sheen) commands?
The pic was originally dated for a Aug.
The studio is planning to push the Shaka King directed feature for the current 2020-21 awards season. The pic stars Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton and Lakeith Stanfield as William O’Neal. A career thief, O’Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). Hampton’s political prowess grows just as he’s falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson (Dominique Fishback). Meanwhile, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Martin Sheen) commands?
The pic was originally dated for a Aug.
- 12/23/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and his producing partner, Datari Turner, have signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment where they’ll develop and produce feature films.
The first project in development that Foxx and Turner are producing for the studio under their new deal is an untitled action thriller written by Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, which Foxx will also star in.
“Not only is Jamie Foxx one of the most talented and decorated actors in the world he is also an idea machine. As a company we have been lucky to work with Jamie in Baby Driver and Amazing Spiderman, but his creativity as a producer is his most exciting role yet. Jamie is wildly creative, funny and brilliant, he walks the walk, he talks the talk and we are so proud to be in this partnership with Jamie and Datari. We already have a few projects secretly...
The first project in development that Foxx and Turner are producing for the studio under their new deal is an untitled action thriller written by Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, which Foxx will also star in.
“Not only is Jamie Foxx one of the most talented and decorated actors in the world he is also an idea machine. As a company we have been lucky to work with Jamie in Baby Driver and Amazing Spiderman, but his creativity as a producer is his most exciting role yet. Jamie is wildly creative, funny and brilliant, he walks the walk, he talks the talk and we are so proud to be in this partnership with Jamie and Datari. We already have a few projects secretly...
- 9/9/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
It seems to be a rite of passage for every actor at some point to play a boxer. Despite the sport becoming an afterthought in today’s world, there’s never a shortage of compelling boxing movies and of course, boxing itself is just a great visual metaphor for storytelling.
The latest actor to join the club is Jamie Foxx. The multi-talented performer has been trying to get a Mike Tyson film made for years now and it looks like things are finally coming together. Why? Well, because Foxx took to Instagram to share some shirtless selfies of his progress in bulking up to play Iron Mike, and you can check them out down below.
As Foxx mentions in his post, the movie is called Finding Mike. Little else is known about the project though, including who’ll write and direct. It’s also unknown what period in Tyson’s life will be covered.
The latest actor to join the club is Jamie Foxx. The multi-talented performer has been trying to get a Mike Tyson film made for years now and it looks like things are finally coming together. Why? Well, because Foxx took to Instagram to share some shirtless selfies of his progress in bulking up to play Iron Mike, and you can check them out down below.
As Foxx mentions in his post, the movie is called Finding Mike. Little else is known about the project though, including who’ll write and direct. It’s also unknown what period in Tyson’s life will be covered.
- 6/20/2020
- by Ryan Beltram
- We Got This Covered
Warner Bros. Pictures is offering rentals of its poignant 2019 film Just Mercy for free during the month of June. Based on the real-life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, the film follows Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) as he looks into the case of death row inmate Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx). McMillian was arrested for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, and despite having a clear alibi with witnesses, was sentenced to die in 1987. The powerful biopic not only features some of Jordan and Foxx's best work ever, but it highlights the inequality of the criminal justice system in America.
Related: Michael B. Jordan Explains the Poignant Message Behind Just Mercy: "It's So Timely"
According to the announcement on the film's official Twitter account, Just Mercy is being released for free rental in response to the worldwide protests against police brutality toward Black Americans. "We believe in the power of story,...
Related: Michael B. Jordan Explains the Poignant Message Behind Just Mercy: "It's So Timely"
According to the announcement on the film's official Twitter account, Just Mercy is being released for free rental in response to the worldwide protests against police brutality toward Black Americans. "We believe in the power of story,...
- 6/6/2020
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
Warner Bros. has announced that it will be making its 2019 civil rights legal drama, Just Mercy, free to stream on digital platforms throughout June in light of the ongoing George Floyd protests.
“We believe in the power of story,” representatives from Warner Bros. said in a statement. “Our film Just Mercy, based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, is one resource we can humbly offer to those who are interested in learning more about the systemic racism that plagues our society. For the month of June,...
“We believe in the power of story,” representatives from Warner Bros. said in a statement. “Our film Just Mercy, based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, is one resource we can humbly offer to those who are interested in learning more about the systemic racism that plagues our society. For the month of June,...
- 6/2/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
As the nation mourns the death of George Floyd by the hands of Minneapolis police, Warner Bros. has opted to allow everyone in the country to freely access their civil rights film Just Mercy. The movie can be watched from now until the end of June through virtually every major digital rental service.
Just Mercy tells the true story of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson as he fights vigilantly to free innocent death row prisoner Walter McMillian. The film was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and stars Michael B. Jordan as Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as the wrongly-convicted McMillian. It currently sits at 83% on Rotten Tomatoes alongside the 99% audience score due to its phenomenal acting and direction.
Earlier today, a statement from Warner Bros. said the following:
We believe in the power of story. Our film Just Mercy, based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, is...
Just Mercy tells the true story of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson as he fights vigilantly to free innocent death row prisoner Walter McMillian. The film was directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and stars Michael B. Jordan as Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as the wrongly-convicted McMillian. It currently sits at 83% on Rotten Tomatoes alongside the 99% audience score due to its phenomenal acting and direction.
Earlier today, a statement from Warner Bros. said the following:
We believe in the power of story. Our film Just Mercy, based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, is...
- 6/2/2020
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
The Destin Daniel Cretton directed feature Just Mercy about civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson and his crusade to free wrongly condemned death row prisoner Walter McMillian is being made available by Warner Bros. to rent for free during the month of June on all digital platforms.
“We believe in the power of story. Our film Just Mercy, based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, is one resource we can humbly offer to those who are interested in learning more about the systemic racism that plagues our society,” read a statement posted by Warner Bros. last night on its social media channels.
“To actively be part of the change our country is so desperately seeking, we encourage you to learn more about our past and the countless injustices that have led us to where we are today. Thank you to the artists, storytellers and advocates who helped make this film happen.
“We believe in the power of story. Our film Just Mercy, based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, is one resource we can humbly offer to those who are interested in learning more about the systemic racism that plagues our society,” read a statement posted by Warner Bros. last night on its social media channels.
“To actively be part of the change our country is so desperately seeking, we encourage you to learn more about our past and the countless injustices that have led us to where we are today. Thank you to the artists, storytellers and advocates who helped make this film happen.
- 6/2/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“Just Mercy,” the 2019 film about the work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, has been made available for free rental on digital platforms during the month of June by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Destin Daniel Cretton directed the real-life legal drama, which stars Michael B. Jordan as Stevenson, who defends Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx) in order to fight a wrongful murder conviction. Along with an announcement on film’s official Twitter account, Warner Bros. released a statement explaining the move.
“We believe in the power of story,” the statement reads. “Our film ‘Just Mercy,’ based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, is one resource we can humbly offer to those who are interested in learning more about the systemic racism that plagues our society. For the month of June, ‘Just Mercy’ will be available to rent for free across digital platforms in the Us.”
The announcement comes...
Destin Daniel Cretton directed the real-life legal drama, which stars Michael B. Jordan as Stevenson, who defends Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx) in order to fight a wrongful murder conviction. Along with an announcement on film’s official Twitter account, Warner Bros. released a statement explaining the move.
“We believe in the power of story,” the statement reads. “Our film ‘Just Mercy,’ based on the life work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, is one resource we can humbly offer to those who are interested in learning more about the systemic racism that plagues our society. For the month of June, ‘Just Mercy’ will be available to rent for free across digital platforms in the Us.”
The announcement comes...
- 6/2/2020
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
To mark the release of Just Mercy on 25th May, we’ve been given 2 copies to give away on DVD.
“Just Mercy” is based on the powerful and thought-provoking true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Brie Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the main testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings,...
“Just Mercy” is based on the powerful and thought-provoking true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Brie Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the main testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings,...
- 5/17/2020
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As movie theaters across the country close due to the new coronavirus pandemic, films that were recently released on the big screen are now arriving early to stream for audiences to watch at home.
The current health dilemma has prompted studios to rethink their release strategies, with many delaying film releases altogether, while films that had their theatrical runs cut short are now being rushed to streaming services.
From the Ben Affleck led drama The Way Back to Disney’s recent Pixar release Onward, here is every movie coming early to digital and streaming.
The Way Back
Warner Bros. announced...
The current health dilemma has prompted studios to rethink their release strategies, with many delaying film releases altogether, while films that had their theatrical runs cut short are now being rushed to streaming services.
From the Ben Affleck led drama The Way Back to Disney’s recent Pixar release Onward, here is every movie coming early to digital and streaming.
The Way Back
Warner Bros. announced...
- 3/20/2020
- by Nicholas Rice
- PEOPLE.com
Michael B. Jordan has joined Christian Bale and Margot Robbie in David O. Russell’s untitled new film at New Regency.
Russell will direct from his own script. Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Executive are hoping to start production in the spring. Matthew Budman is producing.
Russell was nominated for directing and screenplay Oscars for both “American Hustle” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” His most recent directing effort was Jennifer Lawrence’s 2015 drama “Joy” for Fox.
New Regency will produce and distribute through their deal with 20th Century Studios — formerly known as Fox.
Jordan starred in the legal drama “Just Mercy,” based on the case of Walter McMillian, an African American death row prisoner who was exonerated in 1993 after being convicted five years earlier for a 1986 murder in Alabama. Jordan portrayed Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, who took on McMillian’s cause in...
Russell will direct from his own script. Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Executive are hoping to start production in the spring. Matthew Budman is producing.
Russell was nominated for directing and screenplay Oscars for both “American Hustle” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” His most recent directing effort was Jennifer Lawrence’s 2015 drama “Joy” for Fox.
New Regency will produce and distribute through their deal with 20th Century Studios — formerly known as Fox.
Jordan starred in the legal drama “Just Mercy,” based on the case of Walter McMillian, an African American death row prisoner who was exonerated in 1993 after being convicted five years earlier for a 1986 murder in Alabama. Jordan portrayed Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, who took on McMillian’s cause in...
- 2/12/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Jamie Foxx picked up another award for his performance in Just Mercy as Walter McMillian, a black man in Alabama wrongly condemned to death row for a murder he did not commit.
On Wednesday night, Foxx was awarded the Best Supporting Actor honor at the African American Film Critics Association Awards in Los Angeles. After picking up his award, Foxx said he hopes the Warner Bros. film helps change the perception of “what a black man is.”
The actor then recalled a personal experience with racism.
“I used to do a joke back in the day called ‘Phew!’ I was doing comedy in Chicago and I had my hoodie on, and I went to this hotel years ago, and the hotel was really nice and white… a lot of white people were at the hotel,” he explained in his acceptance speech.
Foxx recalled when he stepped onto an elevator with...
On Wednesday night, Foxx was awarded the Best Supporting Actor honor at the African American Film Critics Association Awards in Los Angeles. After picking up his award, Foxx said he hopes the Warner Bros. film helps change the perception of “what a black man is.”
The actor then recalled a personal experience with racism.
“I used to do a joke back in the day called ‘Phew!’ I was doing comedy in Chicago and I had my hoodie on, and I went to this hotel years ago, and the hotel was really nice and white… a lot of white people were at the hotel,” he explained in his acceptance speech.
Foxx recalled when he stepped onto an elevator with...
- 1/25/2020
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2020 SAG Awards have come and gone, with the first award of the evening going to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Tony Shalhoub for Male Actor in a Comedy Series and the last to “Parasite” for Best Cast in a Motion Picture.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge won the award for Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series for “Fleabag,” while the Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series went to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Its star, Rachel Brosnahan paid tribute to Brian Tarantina, who played Jackie the emcee at the Gaslight comedy club and died in November at the age of 60.
Laura Dern won Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Marriage Story.” Brad Pitt won for his role in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” “The Crown” won Best Ensemble in a Drama Series. Joaquin Phoenix won Best Lead Actor for “Joker,” while Renee Zellweger won Best Lead Actress for “Judy.”
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge won the award for Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series for “Fleabag,” while the Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series went to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Its star, Rachel Brosnahan paid tribute to Brian Tarantina, who played Jackie the emcee at the Gaslight comedy club and died in November at the age of 60.
Laura Dern won Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Marriage Story.” Brad Pitt won for his role in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” “The Crown” won Best Ensemble in a Drama Series. Joaquin Phoenix won Best Lead Actor for “Joker,” while Renee Zellweger won Best Lead Actress for “Judy.”
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- 1/20/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Jamie Foxx and Michael B Jordan excel in this understated true-life story of Us lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s battle to free an Alabama man wrongfully convicted of murder
Adapted from activist lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s 2014 memoir, subtitled “A Story of Justice and Redemption”, Destin Daniel Cretton’s timely legal drama is, for the most part, as admirably understated as its subject. Largely eschewing dramatic speechifying in favour of quieter contextualisation, it offers a movingly matter-of-fact account of one man’s struggle to lend voice to the silenced, dispossessed inmates of death row. As with the book, the film frames its wider story of poverty, prejudice and institutional racism within an infamous miscarriage of justice – the case of Walter McMillian, an African American condemned to death for a crime that he evidently did not commit. Yet as the intelligently accessible script by Cretton and Andrew Lanham makes clear, McMillian’s case...
Adapted from activist lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s 2014 memoir, subtitled “A Story of Justice and Redemption”, Destin Daniel Cretton’s timely legal drama is, for the most part, as admirably understated as its subject. Largely eschewing dramatic speechifying in favour of quieter contextualisation, it offers a movingly matter-of-fact account of one man’s struggle to lend voice to the silenced, dispossessed inmates of death row. As with the book, the film frames its wider story of poverty, prejudice and institutional racism within an infamous miscarriage of justice – the case of Walter McMillian, an African American condemned to death for a crime that he evidently did not commit. Yet as the intelligently accessible script by Cretton and Andrew Lanham makes clear, McMillian’s case...
- 1/19/2020
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
The acclaimed film portrays Bryan Stevenson’s successful battle to prove a death row convict’s innocence – a case that launched his life’s work of confronting America’s racism
In an emotionally charged scene in the new movie Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx, cast as a death row prisoner named Walter McMillian, accosts the young lawyer who has taken up his case with an uncomfortable truth about being black in the deep south.
“You don’t know what you’re into down here in Alabama,” he warns. “Here you’re guilty from the moment you’re born.”...
In an emotionally charged scene in the new movie Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx, cast as a death row prisoner named Walter McMillian, accosts the young lawyer who has taken up his case with an uncomfortable truth about being black in the deep south.
“You don’t know what you’re into down here in Alabama,” he warns. “Here you’re guilty from the moment you’re born.”...
- 1/18/2020
- by Ed Pilkington in New York
- The Guardian - Film News
"Just Mercy" is a thought-provoking true story of a literal social-justice warrior, who highlights how corrupt the American system of jurisprudence is.
Set in Monroeville, Alabama, the real hometown of author Harper Lee who wrote, "To Kill A Mockingbird", the narrative follows Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), a young, optimistic, Harvard-educated lawyer, who in the late 1980s launched the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, to help the neediest and desperate cases.
His first client is Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), a black man who is on death row for a murder he says he did not commit, a contention backed up by ample evidence.
The injustice suffered by McMillian is unsurprisingly one of innumerable such cases, and systemic, and the film is at its best when angrily drawing attention to them. It is practically impossible for any liberal thinking viewer not to stew in rage as McMillian is stonewalled by...
Set in Monroeville, Alabama, the real hometown of author Harper Lee who wrote, "To Kill A Mockingbird", the narrative follows Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), a young, optimistic, Harvard-educated lawyer, who in the late 1980s launched the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, to help the neediest and desperate cases.
His first client is Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), a black man who is on death row for a murder he says he did not commit, a contention backed up by ample evidence.
The injustice suffered by McMillian is unsurprisingly one of innumerable such cases, and systemic, and the film is at its best when angrily drawing attention to them. It is practically impossible for any liberal thinking viewer not to stew in rage as McMillian is stonewalled by...
- 1/17/2020
- GlamSham
Kim Kardashian West was “so moved” by the legal drama Just Mercy that she’s giving her followers the opportunity to see it for free.
In an Instagram Story that was captured by The Shade Room on Tuesday, Kardashian West, 39, explained that she and husband Kanye West had partnered with non-profit organization Represent Justice to buy out movie theaters across the country for free screenings of the film.
“I was so moved after seeing #JustMercy, that Kanye and I want to make sure you have the chance to see it too,” Kardashian West — who is currently studying for the bar...
In an Instagram Story that was captured by The Shade Room on Tuesday, Kardashian West, 39, explained that she and husband Kanye West had partnered with non-profit organization Represent Justice to buy out movie theaters across the country for free screenings of the film.
“I was so moved after seeing #JustMercy, that Kanye and I want to make sure you have the chance to see it too,” Kardashian West — who is currently studying for the bar...
- 1/16/2020
- by Helen Murphy
- PEOPLE.com
As vividly brought to life in Just Mercy, attorney Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) has made it his mission in life to fight on behalf of people who have been wrongly accused of criminal behavior. The film follows what happens when he learns about Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), an innocent man who was condemned to death row for a crime he could not possibly have committed. In a new featurette, the real-life Bryan Stevenson talks about the case that is dramatized in the film: "We have...
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- 1/11/2020
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Chicago – Getting the right chemistry in casting a film is crucial in a drama, and the new film “Just Mercy” anchors lead actors Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx with two vital characters actors. Karan Kendrick portrays Millie McMillian, the wife of Foxx’s character, who is on death row. Tim Blake Nelson is Ralph Myers, a key witness.
“Just Mercy” is the based-on-truth story of Walter McMillian (Foxx), an African American man who is accused of a 1990s murder he did not commit. The irony of this accusation is that it takes place in Monroeville, Alabama. This is the hometown of Harper Lee, who set the scenario in her famous book about racial injustice, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” in a town like Monroeville. Enter Bryan Stevenson (Jordan), a fresh out of law school attorney looking to make a difference. With the help of Eva Ansley (Brie Larson), he takes on Walter’s case,...
“Just Mercy” is the based-on-truth story of Walter McMillian (Foxx), an African American man who is accused of a 1990s murder he did not commit. The irony of this accusation is that it takes place in Monroeville, Alabama. This is the hometown of Harper Lee, who set the scenario in her famous book about racial injustice, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” in a town like Monroeville. Enter Bryan Stevenson (Jordan), a fresh out of law school attorney looking to make a difference. With the help of Eva Ansley (Brie Larson), he takes on Walter’s case,...
- 1/10/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Michael B. Jordan plays a real-life superhero in his new film, Just Mercy.
Bryan Stevenson, whom the actor portrays, is a lawyer who for the past 31 years has worked tirelessly toward freeing wrongfully convicted inmates from death row and reforming the criminal justice system in America.
“We’re in this era of over-incarceration, where one in three black male babies born in this country is expected to go to jail or prison,” Stevenson, 60, tells People in this week’s issue.
His bestselling 2014 memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption is the basis for the inspirational film, which is...
Bryan Stevenson, whom the actor portrays, is a lawyer who for the past 31 years has worked tirelessly toward freeing wrongfully convicted inmates from death row and reforming the criminal justice system in America.
“We’re in this era of over-incarceration, where one in three black male babies born in this country is expected to go to jail or prison,” Stevenson, 60, tells People in this week’s issue.
His bestselling 2014 memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption is the basis for the inspirational film, which is...
- 1/10/2020
- by Nigel Smith
- PEOPLE.com
Actress Brie Larson says actor Michael B. Jordan is an incredibly compassionate and caring person.
The actress enjoyed working with him on "Just Mercy", which tells the true story of a lawyer attempting to free a man wrongfully convicted of the murder of a young girl.
Also Read:?Melissa McCarthy to collaborate with Nicole Kidman
"Michael has always felt a little like family, because when we were releasing 'Short Term 12', his film 'Fruitvale Station' was coming out at that same time, so we were paired a lot together and were super-supportive of each other's projects. So it wasn't very hard to have that type of rapport," Larson said.
"I'm so privileged to have had the opportunity to share this experience with him, also because of who Michael is. He stands in real life for these issues that we're depicting onscreen, and he is an incredibly compassionate and...
The actress enjoyed working with him on "Just Mercy", which tells the true story of a lawyer attempting to free a man wrongfully convicted of the murder of a young girl.
Also Read:?Melissa McCarthy to collaborate with Nicole Kidman
"Michael has always felt a little like family, because when we were releasing 'Short Term 12', his film 'Fruitvale Station' was coming out at that same time, so we were paired a lot together and were super-supportive of each other's projects. So it wasn't very hard to have that type of rapport," Larson said.
"I'm so privileged to have had the opportunity to share this experience with him, also because of who Michael is. He stands in real life for these issues that we're depicting onscreen, and he is an incredibly compassionate and...
- 1/9/2020
- GlamSham
In Just Mercy, when attorney Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) arrives in Monroeville, Alabama, to take the case of a wrongly convicted black man, Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), the local white officials who stymie his every move toward justice keep proudly asking him if he's visited the To Kill a Mockingbird museum, since this is the town where the story is set. No one seems aware of the irony of championing a story that attacks racism while they are fiercely committed to furthering it. That discordant motif establishes the real conflict in this and other legal dramas about racism (Marshall, Ghosts of ...
In Just Mercy, when attorney Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) arrives in Monroeville, Alabama, to take the case of a wrongly convicted black man, Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), the local white officials who stymie his every move toward justice keep proudly asking him if he's visited the To Kill a Mockingbird museum, since this is the town where the story is set. No one seems aware of the irony of championing a story that attacks racism while they are fiercely committed to furthering it. That discordant motif establishes the real conflict in this and other legal dramas about racism (Marshall, Ghosts of ...
Universal could not have set it up any better for the wide release of Sam Mendes’ “1917.” After grossing over $2 million from a two-week limited release run, the DreamWorks-produced World War I film is set to go wide on Friday days after winning Best Picture and Best Director at the Golden Globes.
The most recent round of tracking has the awards contender projected to earn around $25 million this weekend, with Universal eyeing $20 million. But the Globes victory has kicked audience awareness and word of mouth into overdrive, and a $30 million-plus start is very possible if interest expands beyond its core demographic of audiences over age 55. Online ticket sellers are already reporting a big spike in advance sales, with Fandango reporting that “1917” was second only to “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in sales on Monday.
The Globes recognition for “1917” was a surprise among many viewers, since Mendes...
The most recent round of tracking has the awards contender projected to earn around $25 million this weekend, with Universal eyeing $20 million. But the Globes victory has kicked audience awareness and word of mouth into overdrive, and a $30 million-plus start is very possible if interest expands beyond its core demographic of audiences over age 55. Online ticket sellers are already reporting a big spike in advance sales, with Fandango reporting that “1917” was second only to “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in sales on Monday.
The Globes recognition for “1917” was a surprise among many viewers, since Mendes...
- 1/7/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, Just Mercy is the true story of civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson’s (Michael B. Jordan) attempts to prove the innocence of death row inmate Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx). Brie Larson, who worked with Cretton in Short Term 12 and The Glass Castle, co-stars as Eva Ansley, an advocate who [...]
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- 1/7/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Michael B. Jordan and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson star in “Just Mercy,” an inspiring drama that brings one of the most important stories of our time to the big screen.
Award-winning filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote, based on Bryan Stevenson’s bestselling memoir.
“Just Mercy” is based on the powerful and thought-provoking true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and...
Award-winning filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote, based on Bryan Stevenson’s bestselling memoir.
“Just Mercy” is based on the powerful and thought-provoking true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and...
- 1/2/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The making of the new drama “Just Mercy” was a highly personal experience for Jamie Foxx, who plays a real-life Alabama logger named Walter McMillian wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the 1980s.
“For me as a black man, I felt a responsibility of all of us saying, ‘Ok, take a look at what can happen to you,'” Foxx said in a moving conversation about the film with his co-star Michael B. Jordan, who plays defense lawyer Bryan Stevenson and is also the film’s co-producer.
Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, fought to get McMillian off death row and exonerated.
Also Read: The Echoes of 'Just Mercy' in Montgomery, Alabama - and Beyond
Foxx, who grew up in Texas, felt a strong connection to the film’s story of a miscarriage of justice because his own father, a teacher in south Dallas for 25 years,...
“For me as a black man, I felt a responsibility of all of us saying, ‘Ok, take a look at what can happen to you,'” Foxx said in a moving conversation about the film with his co-star Michael B. Jordan, who plays defense lawyer Bryan Stevenson and is also the film’s co-producer.
Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, fought to get McMillian off death row and exonerated.
Also Read: The Echoes of 'Just Mercy' in Montgomery, Alabama - and Beyond
Foxx, who grew up in Texas, felt a strong connection to the film’s story of a miscarriage of justice because his own father, a teacher in south Dallas for 25 years,...
- 1/2/2020
- by Wrap Staff
- The Wrap
The trailers for Just Mercy show an intense courtroom showdown over a man wrongfully convicted of a horrendous crime, but the true story behind it is even more devastating. In 1986, a Black man from Alabama, Walter McMillian (played by Jamie Foxx), was arrested and convicted for the brutal murder of a young white woman, despite having a clear alibi. It's no wonder the story was picked up to be made into a movie - it's a tense and often terrifying look at the injustices in the justice system, and not in the distant past, but in the near-present.
McMillian was accused of the murder of Ronda Morrision, a white woman who worked as a clerk at a dry cleaners. A new sheriff, Tom Tate, was under a lot of public and political pressure to find the culprit, and, seemingly without cause, his office arrested McMillian. According to Pete Earley's book,...
McMillian was accused of the murder of Ronda Morrision, a white woman who worked as a clerk at a dry cleaners. A new sheriff, Tom Tate, was under a lot of public and political pressure to find the culprit, and, seemingly without cause, his office arrested McMillian. According to Pete Earley's book,...
- 12/30/2019
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
Despite horrendous headlines with its “Cats,” Universal found some box office success this holiday season with DreamWorks “1917,” which earned a strong $1 million in limited Christmas Day release. Warner Bros.’ “Just Mercy” also is off to a strong $228,000 five-day, four-screen opening.
“1917” was released on Wednesday on 11 screens in seven cities and earned a $1 million start over five days, including $570,000 from Friday to Sunday for a per screen average of $51,818. Sam Mendes’ World War I film has earned critical and audience acclaim with an A on CinemaScore and a 90% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes to go with three Golden Globe nominations, including Best Picture.
Meanwhile, Warner Bros. gave “Just Mercy” the traditional four-screen platform release, earning a $228,000 start that includes a $110,000 Fss total and a $27,500 weekend average. Critics gave the social justice drama positive reviews with a 79% Rotten Tomatoes score, but audiences have gone wild for the film with a...
“1917” was released on Wednesday on 11 screens in seven cities and earned a $1 million start over five days, including $570,000 from Friday to Sunday for a per screen average of $51,818. Sam Mendes’ World War I film has earned critical and audience acclaim with an A on CinemaScore and a 90% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes to go with three Golden Globe nominations, including Best Picture.
Meanwhile, Warner Bros. gave “Just Mercy” the traditional four-screen platform release, earning a $228,000 start that includes a $110,000 Fss total and a $27,500 weekend average. Critics gave the social justice drama positive reviews with a 79% Rotten Tomatoes score, but audiences have gone wild for the film with a...
- 12/29/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Actor Jamie Foxx will get the spotlight award at the Palm Springs Film Festival in January 2020 for his role in "Just Mercy".
"Just Mercy" tells the true story of a lawyer attempting to free a man wrongfully convicted of the murder of an 18-year-old girl.
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"In 'Just Mercy,' Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death for a murder, for which he was wrongly convicted," festival chairman Harold Matzner said, reports variety.com.
"This is an inspiring drama that brings an important story about how our justice system can fail to the big screen. It is a story that audiences should see. It is our honour to present the spotlight award, actor to Jamie Foxx."
Foxx, a Grammy and Academy Award winner, began his career as a stand-up comedian.
"Just Mercy" tells the true story of a lawyer attempting to free a man wrongfully convicted of the murder of an 18-year-old girl.
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"In 'Just Mercy,' Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death for a murder, for which he was wrongly convicted," festival chairman Harold Matzner said, reports variety.com.
"This is an inspiring drama that brings an important story about how our justice system can fail to the big screen. It is a story that audiences should see. It is our honour to present the spotlight award, actor to Jamie Foxx."
Foxx, a Grammy and Academy Award winner, began his career as a stand-up comedian.
- 12/27/2019
- GlamSham
The Palm Springs Film Festival will present Jamie Foxx with the spotlight award at its annual gala on Jan. 2 for his starring role in “Just Mercy.”
“Just Mercy” tells the true story of a lawyer attempting to free a man wrongfully convicted of the murder of an 18-year-old girl. Foxx has already received critical acclaim for his performance in the film, including a SAG nomination for best supporting actor.
“In ‘Just Mercy,’ Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death for a murder, for which he was wrongly convicted,” festival chairman Harold Matzner said. “This is an inspiring drama that brings an important story about how our justice system can fail to the big screen. It is a story that audiences should see. It is our honor to present the spotlight award, actor to Jamie Foxx.”
The Grammy and Academy Award...
“Just Mercy” tells the true story of a lawyer attempting to free a man wrongfully convicted of the murder of an 18-year-old girl. Foxx has already received critical acclaim for his performance in the film, including a SAG nomination for best supporting actor.
“In ‘Just Mercy,’ Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death for a murder, for which he was wrongly convicted,” festival chairman Harold Matzner said. “This is an inspiring drama that brings an important story about how our justice system can fail to the big screen. It is a story that audiences should see. It is our honor to present the spotlight award, actor to Jamie Foxx.”
The Grammy and Academy Award...
- 12/26/2019
- by LaTesha Harris
- Variety Film + TV
Jamie Foxx's performance in Just Mercy has caught the attention of Palm Springs International Film Festival organizers, who have selected the Oscar winner to receive a Spotlight Award at the fest's upcoming Film Awards Gala.
Foxx will be presented with the honor Jan. 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, where he will take the same stage as fellow honorees Antonio Banderas, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Cynthia Erivo, Zack Gottsagen, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron and Renée Zellweger.
"In Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a ...
Foxx will be presented with the honor Jan. 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, where he will take the same stage as fellow honorees Antonio Banderas, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Cynthia Erivo, Zack Gottsagen, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron and Renée Zellweger.
"In Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a ...
- 12/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Jamie Foxx's performance in Just Mercy has caught the attention of Palm Springs International Film Festival organizers, who have selected the Oscar winner to receive a Spotlight Award at the fest's upcoming Film Awards Gala.
Foxx will be presented with the honor Jan. 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, where he will take the same stage as fellow honorees Antonio Banderas, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Cynthia Erivo, Zack Gottsagen, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron and Renée Zellweger.
"In Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a ...
Foxx will be presented with the honor Jan. 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, where he will take the same stage as fellow honorees Antonio Banderas, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Cynthia Erivo, Zack Gottsagen, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron and Renée Zellweger.
"In Just Mercy, Jamie Foxx gives a moving and truly remarkable performance as Walter McMillian, a ...
- 12/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Just Mercy isn’t what you would call groundbreaking — you’ve seen this kind of legal drama before, many times over. But the hard truths about racial injustice in its fact-based storytelling come through loud and clear, thanks to stellar performances from Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx.
Jordan plays Bryan Stevenson, a young man fresh out of Harvard law who, in 1989, decides to start an Equal Justice Initiative in Monroe County, Alabama, to take on the lost-cause cases of inmates on death row. Such a client is Walter McMillian (Foxx), a.
Jordan plays Bryan Stevenson, a young man fresh out of Harvard law who, in 1989, decides to start an Equal Justice Initiative in Monroe County, Alabama, to take on the lost-cause cases of inmates on death row. Such a client is Walter McMillian (Foxx), a.
- 12/26/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Jamie Foxx will receive the Spotlight Award, Actor at the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s 2020 Awards Gala, Psiff organizers announced on Thursday.
Foxx will receive the award for his performance in Destin Daniel Cretton’s “Just Mercy,” a fact-based drama in which he plays Walter McMillian, a man falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Alabama in 1987. Michael B. Jordan co-stars in the film as Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative and worked to free McMillian and many other convicts denied justice because of their race and poverty.
Foxx was recently nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for the film.
Also Read: The Echoes of 'Just Mercy' in Montgomery, Alabama - and Beyond
Other honorees at this year’s gala are Antonio Banderas, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Cynthia Erivo, Zack Gottsagen, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron and Renee Zellweger.
Foxx will receive the award for his performance in Destin Daniel Cretton’s “Just Mercy,” a fact-based drama in which he plays Walter McMillian, a man falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Alabama in 1987. Michael B. Jordan co-stars in the film as Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative and worked to free McMillian and many other convicts denied justice because of their race and poverty.
Foxx was recently nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for the film.
Also Read: The Echoes of 'Just Mercy' in Montgomery, Alabama - and Beyond
Other honorees at this year’s gala are Antonio Banderas, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Cynthia Erivo, Zack Gottsagen, Jennifer Lopez, Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron and Renee Zellweger.
- 12/26/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The legal drama “Just Mercy” aims for inspiration over the holidays, opening Christmas Day with its story of real-life legal crusader Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), who fought to save a wrongly convicted man (Jamie Foxx) from death row. But did it land with critics?
As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 66 based on 21 reviews counted thus far: 15 positive, 6 somewhat mixed, but none outright negative. Elsewhere, the film has a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 79% based on 81 reviews. Rt classifies reviews merely as positive or negative, which means 64 of those critics give it a thumbs up, while 17 give it a thumbs down. The Rt critics’ consensus sums up the film’s reception by saying, “‘Just Mercy’ dramatizes a real-life injustice with solid performances, a steady directorial hand, and enough urgency to overcome a certain degree of earnest advocacy.”
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As of this writing the film has a MetaCritic score of 66 based on 21 reviews counted thus far: 15 positive, 6 somewhat mixed, but none outright negative. Elsewhere, the film has a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 79% based on 81 reviews. Rt classifies reviews merely as positive or negative, which means 64 of those critics give it a thumbs up, while 17 give it a thumbs down. The Rt critics’ consensus sums up the film’s reception by saying, “‘Just Mercy’ dramatizes a real-life injustice with solid performances, a steady directorial hand, and enough urgency to overcome a certain degree of earnest advocacy.”
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- 12/24/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Kobe Bryant is teaming with the cast of Just Mercy to help promote Warner Bros’ critically acclaimed death row drama.
The NBA champion, who won an Oscar for producing the 2017 animated short Dear Basketball, will host a screening for guild members January 6 in Los Angeles, an individual attached to the film told Deadline.
Cast members Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Karan Kendrick and civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson will introduce the film at the event.
Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit that provides legal representation to prisoners who may have been denied a fair trial, and wrote the bestselling memoir upon which the movie is based.
Just Mercy follows the true story of Walter McMillian (Foxx), a black man wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a white woman in Alabama. The film centers on Stevenson (Jordan), who fights to prove McMillian’s innocence.
The NBA champion, who won an Oscar for producing the 2017 animated short Dear Basketball, will host a screening for guild members January 6 in Los Angeles, an individual attached to the film told Deadline.
Cast members Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Karan Kendrick and civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson will introduce the film at the event.
Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit that provides legal representation to prisoners who may have been denied a fair trial, and wrote the bestselling memoir upon which the movie is based.
Just Mercy follows the true story of Walter McMillian (Foxx), a black man wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a white woman in Alabama. The film centers on Stevenson (Jordan), who fights to prove McMillian’s innocence.
- 12/24/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Based on Bryan Stevenson’s 2014 autobiography, much of the film “Just Mercy” takes place in prisons and courtrooms.
Michael B. Jordan plays Stevenson, the attorney who dedicated his life to defending minorities in the criminal justice system. Stevenson challenged over 125 cases, with the movie focusing on the Walter McMillian (played by Jamie Foxx) trial, about a man wrongfully convicted of murder.
For production designer Sharon Seymour, her job was to break down the script and decide what parts would be shot on location and what required new sets.
“I made lists and started doing research through the internet,” Seymour explains. “Director and writer Destin Daniel Cretton had a Dropbox of images.”
In addition to Cretton’s researched images, Seymour and her team looked at the archive photos provided by the Equal Justice Initiative and started building visual research boards. The one set Seymour knew she would have to build was Holman Prison.
Michael B. Jordan plays Stevenson, the attorney who dedicated his life to defending minorities in the criminal justice system. Stevenson challenged over 125 cases, with the movie focusing on the Walter McMillian (played by Jamie Foxx) trial, about a man wrongfully convicted of murder.
For production designer Sharon Seymour, her job was to break down the script and decide what parts would be shot on location and what required new sets.
“I made lists and started doing research through the internet,” Seymour explains. “Director and writer Destin Daniel Cretton had a Dropbox of images.”
In addition to Cretton’s researched images, Seymour and her team looked at the archive photos provided by the Equal Justice Initiative and started building visual research boards. The one set Seymour knew she would have to build was Holman Prison.
- 12/24/2019
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Walking down a moonlit main street in Montgomery, Alabama, a sign beside a park bench reminds the visitor: this is where Rosa Parks took the bus in 1955 and declined to give up her seat to a white person, leading to the Montgomery bus boycott. Just a few more yards and a bronze statue of a petite woman is perched on the corner.
The memorial is Rosa Parks, celebrated for her courage with a civic monument that was put up on Dec. 1, 2019. Yes, this December.
The past feels present everywhere in Montgomery, Alabama, where civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson set up his Equal Justice Initiative 30 years ago, tilting at the windmills of the deep South; he fights to win the release of poor and black people from death row.
The story of how he did that is the tale of “Just Mercy,” based on his book of the same name, in...
The memorial is Rosa Parks, celebrated for her courage with a civic monument that was put up on Dec. 1, 2019. Yes, this December.
The past feels present everywhere in Montgomery, Alabama, where civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson set up his Equal Justice Initiative 30 years ago, tilting at the windmills of the deep South; he fights to win the release of poor and black people from death row.
The story of how he did that is the tale of “Just Mercy,” based on his book of the same name, in...
- 12/23/2019
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
The road to the Oscars is full of shoo-ins like Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Lopez. They, and many others, have consistently received nominations and awards as well as recognition from critics groups. But falling through the cracks are plenty of films and individual performances that I hope Academy voters will pay more attention to.
Alfre Woodard in “Clemency”
The veteran actor started gaining awards season buzz as soon as the drama premiered at Sundance. Woodard plays a warden grappling with the responsibility of overseeing death row inmates as her marriage is crumbling. “If Woodard is hoping for her overdue second Oscar nomination after 1983’s ‘Cross Creek,’ she’s got a decent shot with this excruciating character arc,” critic Amy Nicholson wrote in her review for Variety.
“Just Mercy”
The story of real-life civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson fighting to free wrongfully convicted death row inmate...
Alfre Woodard in “Clemency”
The veteran actor started gaining awards season buzz as soon as the drama premiered at Sundance. Woodard plays a warden grappling with the responsibility of overseeing death row inmates as her marriage is crumbling. “If Woodard is hoping for her overdue second Oscar nomination after 1983’s ‘Cross Creek,’ she’s got a decent shot with this excruciating character arc,” critic Amy Nicholson wrote in her review for Variety.
“Just Mercy”
The story of real-life civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson fighting to free wrongfully convicted death row inmate...
- 12/18/2019
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Jamie Foxx celebrated his birthday in style.
The Oscar winner turns 52 on Friday but celebrated with an early birthday bash on Wednesday night at the popular Los Angeles hotspot Warwick Nightclub, a source tells People.
Foxx was seen arriving after midnight to the birthday bash where DJ Irie was playing music. Not one to miss out on the fun, the actor/singer performed for almost an hour, singing multiple hip hop hits including Snoop Dog’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot.”‘
Rising singer Sela Vave, who Foxx has taken under his wing, was among the guests.
Those invited treated...
The Oscar winner turns 52 on Friday but celebrated with an early birthday bash on Wednesday night at the popular Los Angeles hotspot Warwick Nightclub, a source tells People.
Foxx was seen arriving after midnight to the birthday bash where DJ Irie was playing music. Not one to miss out on the fun, the actor/singer performed for almost an hour, singing multiple hip hop hits including Snoop Dog’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot.”‘
Rising singer Sela Vave, who Foxx has taken under his wing, was among the guests.
Those invited treated...
- 12/13/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
When Francine Jamison-Tanchuck signed on as the costume designer for “Just Mercy,” the true story of defense attorney Bryan Stevenson (played by Michael B. Jordan) and his fight to overturn the murder conviction of Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), she was drawn to the prospect of depicting real-life characters through her work.
“It can sometimes be more challenging than anything coming out of your imagination,” says Jamison-Tanchuck, whose early credits include “The Color Purple,” “Glory” and, more recently, “The Birth of a Nation” and “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” After reading the “Just Mercy” script, the veteran costume designer was driven by the idea of illustrating not only the time period of 1987 to 1992 in small-town Alabama, where the film takes place, but also “a beautiful family that was going through this horrendous time in their lives.”
For resources, Jamison-Tanchuck turned to photographs provided by both McMillian’s family and Stevenson. The attorney...
“It can sometimes be more challenging than anything coming out of your imagination,” says Jamison-Tanchuck, whose early credits include “The Color Purple,” “Glory” and, more recently, “The Birth of a Nation” and “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” After reading the “Just Mercy” script, the veteran costume designer was driven by the idea of illustrating not only the time period of 1987 to 1992 in small-town Alabama, where the film takes place, but also “a beautiful family that was going through this horrendous time in their lives.”
For resources, Jamison-Tanchuck turned to photographs provided by both McMillian’s family and Stevenson. The attorney...
- 12/13/2019
- by Lesley McKenzie
- Variety Film + TV
For those who like stats, here is a bounty of facts and figures about the nominees for the 2020 SAG Awards, which will air on TBS and TNT on Sunday, January 19, at 8 p.m. Et/ 5 p.m. Pt.
There is always a first-timer’s club for participants of showbiz honors. Here is the list of TV and film performers getting their first chance ever to compete for an individual Screen Actors Guild Award at the 26th annual event:
Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”)
Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”)
Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”)
Scarlett Johansson
Joey King (“The Act”)
Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”)
Joe Pesci (“The Irishman”)
Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”)
Some nominees are keeping it all in the family. Bruce Dern is part of the ensemble nomination for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” while daughter Laura Dern is up for both her lawyer role in the film “Marriage Story” and as part of...
There is always a first-timer’s club for participants of showbiz honors. Here is the list of TV and film performers getting their first chance ever to compete for an individual Screen Actors Guild Award at the 26th annual event:
Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”)
Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”)
Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”)
Scarlett Johansson
Joey King (“The Act”)
Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”)
Joe Pesci (“The Irishman”)
Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”)
Some nominees are keeping it all in the family. Bruce Dern is part of the ensemble nomination for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” while daughter Laura Dern is up for both her lawyer role in the film “Marriage Story” and as part of...
- 12/12/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
The SAG Awards nominations are underway his morning for its 26th edition, with America Ferrera and Danai Gurira revealing the list in 15 film and TV categories in a ceremony at West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center. Winners will be revealed in an ceremony January 19 live on TNT and TBS.
SAG AFTRA’s annual awards are a key stopping point in the awards season calendar, with its Ensemble awards on the film side a key barometer ahead of the Oscars. Last year, that honor went to Marvel’s Black Panther, which went on to get an historic Best Picture Oscar nom. Guild voters also matched eventual acting winners Rami Malek and Mahershala Ali.
On the TV side, NBC’s This Is Us and Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel won top ensemble honors. Will This Is Us return to defend in a year when no broadcast network shows made the cut for the Golden Globes noms announced Monday?
Below are the this year’s SAG Awards categories.
SAG AFTRA’s annual awards are a key stopping point in the awards season calendar, with its Ensemble awards on the film side a key barometer ahead of the Oscars. Last year, that honor went to Marvel’s Black Panther, which went on to get an historic Best Picture Oscar nom. Guild voters also matched eventual acting winners Rami Malek and Mahershala Ali.
On the TV side, NBC’s This Is Us and Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel won top ensemble honors. Will This Is Us return to defend in a year when no broadcast network shows made the cut for the Golden Globes noms announced Monday?
Below are the this year’s SAG Awards categories.
- 12/11/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s been a whole two days since the Golden Globes nominations came out and that means it’s time for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominees.
The contenders were announced Wednesday morning by America Ferrera and Danai Gurira, with “Bombshell,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “Parasite” competing for top film cast and the stars of “Big Little Lies,” “The Crown,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Stranger Things” all in the running for TV’s drama ensemble prize.
On the funnier side of the small screen, the top cast category will come down to “Barry,” “Fleabag,” “The Kominsky Method,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Schitt’s Creek.”
Also Read: Golden Globes 2020: The Complete List of Nominees
Find all of the nominees in each of the 15 categories below.
The 26th annual SAG Awards air live Sunday, Jan. 19, 2019 starting at 8 p.m. Et / 5 p.
The contenders were announced Wednesday morning by America Ferrera and Danai Gurira, with “Bombshell,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “Parasite” competing for top film cast and the stars of “Big Little Lies,” “The Crown,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Stranger Things” all in the running for TV’s drama ensemble prize.
On the funnier side of the small screen, the top cast category will come down to “Barry,” “Fleabag,” “The Kominsky Method,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Schitt’s Creek.”
Also Read: Golden Globes 2020: The Complete List of Nominees
Find all of the nominees in each of the 15 categories below.
The 26th annual SAG Awards air live Sunday, Jan. 19, 2019 starting at 8 p.m. Et / 5 p.
- 12/11/2019
- by Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
"The first thing that helped me was aesthetically, we are part of the same tribe in a sense," Jamie Foxx told the Actor Roundtable of embodying his real-life character in Just Mercy, Walter McMillian. "Our cheekbones, the diamond shaped head, that haircut that he had, I had that in the '80s as well. Aesthetically, we were ahead of the game."
"I didn't have a chance to see him actually alive," he said. McMillian died a decade after his release from death row imprisonment. "I had to sort of piece things together through ...
"I didn't have a chance to see him actually alive," he said. McMillian died a decade after his release from death row imprisonment. "I had to sort of piece things together through ...
- 12/8/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"The first thing that helped me was aesthetically, we are part of the same tribe in a sense," Jamie Foxx told the Actor Roundtable of embodying his real-life character in Just Mercy, Walter McMillian. "Our cheekbones, the diamond shaped head, that haircut that he had, I had that in the '80s as well. Aesthetically, we were ahead of the game."
"I didn't have a chance to see him actually alive," he said. McMillian died a decade after his release from death row imprisonment. "I had to sort of piece things together through ...
"I didn't have a chance to see him actually alive," he said. McMillian died a decade after his release from death row imprisonment. "I had to sort of piece things together through ...
- 12/8/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Warner Bros. brought the unjustly accused, wrongly convicted and left-behind to Deadline’s Contenders New York on Saturday with close-up looks at Joker, Richard Jewell and Just Mercy. Todd Phillips, Joker co-writer, director and producer, said star Joaquin Phoenix lost an astonishing 52 pounds in three months for the role: “It was crazy, but in fairness he only had to lose 20,” but he went above and beyond what was required. Joker is the alter ego of Arthur Fleck, an overlooked, mistreated, unstable comedian in a downward crime spiral. It’s the highest-grossing R-rated film ever — surpassing over $1 billion at the global box office. Phillips said a society bereft of compassion like Fleck’s is relatable around the world. “We set out to make something meaningful. Compassion is what the movie is about. … told through the Joker.”
The filmmaker said he leveraged his Hangover earnings for Warner Bros. into directing the crown...
The filmmaker said he leveraged his Hangover earnings for Warner Bros. into directing the crown...
- 12/7/2019
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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