Idris Elba and Regina King on The Harder They Fall, the Luther Movie, and Bitter Root
With writerdirector Jeymes Samuels The Harder They Fall now streaming on Netflix, I recently spoke to Idris Elba and Regina King about making the revengesoaked Western. If you havent seen the trailers, the allblack Western follows outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors), who rounds up his old gang to help him seek revenge when he discovers that the man (Elba) who killed his parents two decades ago, is being released from prison. Whats cool and unique about the film is Samuel has gathered real people (like Rufus Buck, Cherokee Bill, Stagecoach Mary, and Jim Beckwourth) who lived in different times in the 19th century and brought them all together to tell his story. In addition, he got Shawn Carter, aka JAYZ, and James Lassiter to produce the fantastic soundtrack. Trust me, you havent seen a western like this before. The Harder They Fall also stars Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stanfield, Damon Wayans Jr. , and others. During the interview, Idris Elba and Regina King talked about why Jeymes Samuel
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