Kathryn Bigelow's "Detroit" 1st trailer features John Boyega (video)  April 13, 2017 - 18:21 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The first trailer for Kathryn Bigelow's "Detroit" has been released. Starring "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" actor John Boyega, the movie is based on true horrific events which took place in 1967's Detroit, where devastating riots happened for five days in summer, AceShowbiz said. "I'll sleep when they stop rioting," Boyega's police character says over the phone in the trailer. A voiceover later says, "It's a war zone out there. They're destroying the city." The video later features a series of gunshots in Algiers Motel and a wave of police brutality. It also highlights racism which spread in urban Detroit back then. Bigelow is known for her critically-acclaimed films such as Oscar-winning "The Hurt Locker" and "Zero Dark Thirty". The director helms "Detroit" from an original screenplay by Mark Boal. Bigelow also produces the movie alongside Boal, Colin Wilson as well as Annapurna's Megan Ellison and Matthew Budman. Greg Shapiro is executive producing the movie. A new poster has also been shared by Annapurna on its Twitter account. Also starring in the movie are Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Reynor, Ben O'Toole, Joseph David Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Leon Thomas III, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Gbenga Akinnabve, Chris Chalk, Jeremy Strong, Laz Alonzo, Austin Hebert, Miguel Pimentel, Kris David, John Krasinski and Anthony Mackie. "Detroit" is set to hit U.S. theaters on August 4.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |
