American rapper RZA will once again direct the upcoming crime thriller City of Thugs, starring stars such as Wesley Snipes, Ethan Hawke and Ace Gonzalez. The picture has a bright title, an ambitious concept and a great cast; the release date of the movie "City of Thugs" is expected in 2020, the trailer is already available for viewing.
Expectations rating - 98%.
Cut throat city
USA
Genre:action, crime, thriller, drama
Producer:RZA
World premiere:2020
Release in Russia:2020
Cast:E. Gonzalez, I. Hawk, C. Moore, C. Graham, W. Snipes, C. Johnson, T. Howard, J. Moore, I. Washington, T.I.
This is not a group of bandits or gangsters. These are ordinary people who, out of despair, turn to robbery in order to try to save themselves and their families ...
Plot
2005 year. Four friends return to New Orleans' 9th arrondissement, devastated and damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Very soon they realize that now they may have difficulties with work. Therefore, they have no choice but to turn to a local gangster for help, who hires them to carry out a robbery of a casino right in the city center. When things go wrong, the friends go on the run and are hunted by two detectives and a field commander.
Production progress
Directed by RZA (How Bruce Lee Changed the World, Gangster, Iron Fist).
RZA
Film crew:
- Screenplay: Paul Kushiri ("Little Loopers");
- Producers: Michael Mendelssohn (Moon Box, Gun Baron), Kyle Tequiela (Midnight Man), Nathaniel Bolotin (Raid, My Angel);
- Cinematographer: Brandon Lee Cox (First Murder, The Raiders);
- Editing: Joe D'Augustine (Sun Catcher, The Invisible Man, The Good Doctor);
- Artists: Nat Jones (Laugh Last), John Sanchez (Judgment Night), Gina Ruiz (Crazy Parents).
Production: Patriot Pictures LLC, Rumble Riot Pictures.
Below in the video, you can find comments from the actors and creators about filming in New Orleans, about what it was like for them to learn the local lingo and relive all the chaos after Hurricane Katrina.
Actors
Cast:
- Eisa Gonzalez as Lucinda Valencia (Baby Drive, Alita: Battle Angel, Hills of Heaven, Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw);
- Ethan Hawke - Jackson Simms (Tesla, Gattaca, Before Dawn, Dead Poets Society);
- Shameik Moore - Blink ("Spider-Man: Into The Universes", "Annealing");
- Kat Graham - Demyra (The Parent Trap, Daddy 17 Again, The Vampire Diaries);
- Wesley Snipes (White Men Can't Jump, Blade, Servants of the Law);
- Kean Johnson ("The Fosters", "Euphoria", "They were confused at the hospital");
- Terrence Howard (August Rush, Iron Man, Crash);
- Joel Moore - Peter Felton (Eternity, House Doctor, Bones);
- Isaiah Washington - Sinclair Stewart (Romeo Must Die, Ghost Ship, Hurricane Season);
- Ti-Ai ("Handsome", "Boss", "Roots").
Interesting about the film
Did you know that:
- According to preliminary estimates, the film's budget was $ 8 million.
- This is the second film in which Kean Johnson and Kat Graham appear together.
Watch the trailer for the movie "Thug City" due in 2020; information about the cast, plot and filming is already known.