The outrageous thoughts of Jeymes Samuel, who final introduced us Netflix’s The Tougher They Fall, is tackling blasphemous themes in his new biblical satire from TriStar Footage and Legendary. The Ebook of Clarence sees LaKeith Stanfield doing the unthinkable — posing as humanity’s subsequent lord and savior. Stanfield is joined by an all-star forged that options the performing skills of Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, Benedict Cumberbatch, James McAvoy, Anna Diop, Teyana Taylor, David Oyelowo, Alfre Woodard, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Moreover, the forged additionally contains Caleb McLaughlin, Babs Olusanmokun, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Nicholas Pinnock, Micheal Ward, Chase Dillon, Tom Glynn-Carney, and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.
The synopsis reads, “Impressed by traditional Hollywood epics set in biblical occasions, Legendary’s The Ebook of Clarence tells the story of Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield), a down-on-his-luck denizen of Jerusalem embarking on a misguided try to capitalize on the rise of movie star and affect of the Messiah for his personal private achieve. It’s a journey that leads him on an exploration of the concept of religion and to an sudden path of his personal.”
As satirical because the premise is, the trailer doesn’t give off a Mel Brooks-type of tone as it’s being performed straight and feels extra solemn, with Prince’s I Would Die 4 U serving because the soundtrack for the trailer. The trailer additionally promotes that the film might be that includes new unique music from Samuel and rapper Jay-Z. Samuel might be producing the movie together with James Lassiter, Tendo Nagenda, and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter. Garrett Grant is on board as an govt producer.
The movie might be distributed by Sony Footage, who loved the common-or-garden success of their final adult-oriented drama, The Girl King, final yr. That movie would open with a gap weekend of $19 million and grossed over $150 million globally. Samuel’s The Tougher They Fall was a Netflix unique and had received him the BAFTA for Excellent Debut by a British Director. Samuel can be a British singer/songwriter whose stage title is The Bullitts and has labored with one other eccentric filmmaker, Elvis‘ Baz Luhrmann, as an govt music advisor for The Nice Gatsby. Previous to The Tougher They Fall, he had made a brief western titled, They Die by Daybreak, which starred Rosario Dawson, Michael Okay. Williams, Erykah Badu, and Jesse Williams.
The Ebook of Clarence begins its service on January 12, 2024.
