Friday, January 20, 2012
The new feature film about the Tuskegee Airmen making its way to a theatre near you next Friday, Jan 20th is directed by Anthony Hemingway, executive-produced by George Lucas of Star Wars fame, and starring an all-black cast, naturally.
This film is a long-time coming and much of its delay is due to the fact that this country and our film industry continues to struggle with racism. A film based on the black pilots who fought in the segregated Armed Forces during World War II struggled to secure funding because it featured, get this....an all-black cast. I ask the silly question, should they have called Brad Pitt to star in this film? Hollywood claimed they didn't know how to market such a film that didn't feature a single white lead. Well isn't this a story we've heard many times over?
Why has Hollywood not figured out that they are missing out on a powerful force within the market by failing to realize that by not supporting films featuring all-or mostly-black casts, such as Red Tails, they simply fulfill their own notion that films like this will fail. Fact is, they can't succeed or fail if you don't make it. In any event, I won't get too off topic because this post is about the film, not Hollywood's ignorance.
If you're wondering who is in this fabulous film coming to theaters on Friday, Jan 20th, wonder no more. Red Tails stars some of our favorite chocolate leading men and a few "baby chocolates" (LOL) who are surely making their way in the business. Check them out below:
Terrence Howard (Academy Award nominee for Hustle & Flow; Crash)
Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Academy Award winner for Jerry Maguire; Snow Dogs, Radio)
Nate Parker (The Great Debaters)
Tristan Wilds (HBO's The Wire, 90210)
Ne-Yo (Battle: Los Angeles, Stomp the Yard)
Michael B. Jordan (HBOs The Wire, Lie to Me) *Update 1/22/12*
Andre Royo (HBOs The Wire, Heroes) *Update 1/22/12*
David Oyelowo (The Last King of Scotland, Raisin in the Sun)
Method Man (HBO's The Wire, How High)
Marcus T. Paulk (Moesha, Roll Bounce) *Update 1/22/12*
Photo credit: http://foundationfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Laz21.jpg
Friday, January 20, 2012
**Update 1/22/12: While an incredible performer, Laz Alonso is NOT in the Red Tails film. I apologize for this bit of misinformation. I must have seen a photo of him at a Red Tails premiere or was recalling his role in Miracle at St. Anna.**
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