Cast members including John Boyega, Jacob Latimore, and Algee Smith talk about Detroit, based on true events, in the latest behind the scenes video from the upcoming dramatic film. Director Kathryn Bigelow’s also featured in Annapurna Pictures’ new video promoting the August 4, 2017 theatrical release.
The large ensemble cast includes Will Poulter, 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 Davis, John Krasinski, and Anthony Mackie. Mark Boal wrote the script and produced the drama along with Bigelow, Megan Ellison, Matthew Budman, and Colin Wilson.
The Plot: From the Academy Award winning director of The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, Detroit tells the gripping story of one of the most terrifying moments during the civil unrest that rocked Detroit in the summer of ’67.