Netflix released the first full trailer today for its upcoming Rustin, starring Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin who was the architect of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, DC. Details, a synopsis, and additional photos of the film follow.
Rustin will be released in select theaters on November 3rd and premieres globally on Netflix on November 17th.
RUSTIN
Director:Â George C. Wolfe
Screenplay By:Â Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black
Story By:Â Julian Breece
Produced By: Bruce Cohen, Higher Ground’s Tonia Davis, George C. Wolfe
Executive Producers: Higher Ground’s Barack & Michelle Obama, Mark R. Wright, Alex G. Scott, David Permut, Daniel Sladek, Chris Taaffe
Cast: Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, Lilli Kay, Jordan-Amanda Hall, Jakeem Powell, Grantham Coleman, Jamilah Rosemond, Jules Latimer, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Frank Harts, Kevin Mambo, Carra Patterson, Bill Irwin, Cotter Smith, Adrienne Warren, with Jeffrey Wright and Audra McDonald
Synopsis:
The architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known. He challenged authority, never apologized for who he was, what he believed, or who he desired. And he did not back down. He made history, and in turn, he was forgotten. Directed by DGA Award and five-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe and starring Emmy Award winner Colman Domingo, Rustin shines a long overdue spotlight on the extraordinary man who, alongside giants like the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Ella Baker, dared to imagine a different world, and inspired a movement in a march toward freedom. Produced by Academy Award winner Bruce Cohen, Higher Ground’s Tonia Davis and George C. Wolfe, the film features an all-star cast including Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, with Jeffrey Wright and Audra McDonald.
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It’s good to know that your rugby injury hasn’t fully healed.
Maybe someone in the future will have to kiss it to make it better.
So true, Ms Deadwyler was devastating & powerful in Till.
As for Ms Davis, I was talking about The Woman King (I know it’s not historically accurate but I loved the direction & both leads in it).
Watching you two clever fellows spar the past couple of days is making my knee jiggle. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5068c5d63bf6f86794b87c73218c0164359e9a5932db26f86f596c1aaa52780d.gif
You’re right, after Domingo Giamatti could really make sense! It will depend on the likeability of the movie… because Giamatti will have a lot of goodwill from his entire career (and the infamous and painful Sideways snub) and the character’s arch will surely be moving and uplifting.
I can write for Paul Giamatti – a highly respected veteran actor well due for major awards recognition who stars in a “hopefully” BP+BD nominated film… 🙂
If someone wants to make the case, using Sasha’s method, for an other best actor contender he / she / they think could be a favorite I would be curious to read it!
Honestly, it’s heartbreaking for me to have to choose between Colman Domingo and Bradley Cooper this year. I want both of them to win so badly, for, paradoxically, similar and very different reasons. Of course what I say is sight unseen and things could change drastically when the movies are actually seen. Right now I can’t choose.