Crown Heights (film)
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| Directed by | Matt Ruskin |
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| Written by | Matt Ruskin |
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| Cinematography | Ben Kutchins |
| Edited by | Paul Greenhouse |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Crown Heights is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed and written by Matt Ruskin. The film stars Keith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Nestor Carbonell, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Sarah Goldberg, Josh Pais, Yul Vazquez, Ron Canada, and Zach Grenier.
It will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017.
Plot
A teenager named Colin Warner in Brooklyn, is wrongfully convicted of murder, leaving his best friend, Carl King, to devote his life to prove his innocence.
Cast
- Keith Stanfield as Colin Warner
- Nnamdi Asomugha as Carl King
- Nestor Carbonell as Bruce Regenstreich
- Gbenga Akinnagbe as Sampson
- Sarah Goldberg as Shirley Robedee
- Josh Pais as District Attorney Maffeo
- Ron Canada as Judge Marcy
- Zach Grenier as Detective Cassel
- Yul Vazquez as Commissioner Rafello
- Adriane Lenox as Grace
- Natalie Paul as Antoinette
- Skylan Brooks as Thomas
- Armand Schultz as Bob Logan
- Amari Cheatom as Leon Grant
- Cherelle Cargill as Diane Cardwell
- Cory Saint-Laurent as Marvin Grant
- Bill Camp as William Robedee
- Luke Forbes as Anthony Gibson
- Ras Enoch McCurdie as Hassan Wilton
Production
On August 6, 2015, it was announced that Matt Ruskin would direct a biographical film about wrongfully convicted prisoner Colin Warner based on his own script, which Lila Yacoub would produce the film along with Black Maple Films and Iam21 Entertainment.[1] Keith Stanfield was added to the cast to play Warner who spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not committed in 1980, when he was just 18 years old.[1] Nnamdi Asomugha would also star as Carl King, Warner's lifelong friend who fought to prove Warner's innocence.[1] On September 15, 2015, newcomer Natalie Paul was cast in the film.[2]
Principal photography on the film began on September 9, 2015 in New York City.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Lincoln, Ross A. (August 6, 2015). "Keith Stanfield Will Play Unjustly Convicted Prisoner Colin Warner In Biopic". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (September 15, 2015). "Emily Ratajkowski & Spencer Boldman Go For 'Cruise'; Natalie Paul Joins Untitled Colin Warner Pic". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.