(Left) LaKeith Stanfield attends a Particular Screening of ‘The E book of Clarence’ at Pacific Design Middle on December 11, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. Picture by Wealthy Polk/Getty Pictures for Sony Footage. (Proper) Dennis Rodman on the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis. Picture: Comedy Central.
Preview:
- LaKeith Stanfield is starring in ‘48 Hours in Vegas.’
- He’ll play Dennis Rodman within the film.
- Rick Famuyiwa co-wrote the script and can direct.
A few years in the past, the information wasn’t good for gonzo two-day drama ‘48 Hours in Vegas’: Jonathan Majors, embroiled in his authorized points surrounding assault allegations, exited the film, and studio Lionsgate dropped it.
What a distinction two years makes: now Lionsgate is again aboard, and it has a brand new star in LaKeith Stanfield, not too long ago seen in ‘Play Soiled.’
The film, which focuses on a wild two-day interval within the lifetime of controversial basketball star Dennis Rodman, has ‘Dope’ director Rick Famuyiwa aboard to name the pictures after engaged on a brand new script draft, and it will mark a reunion for the director and Stanfield, because the actor was a part of the ‘Dope’ solid.
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What’s the story of ‘48 Hours in Vegas’?
Dennis Rodman in 1997’s ‘Double Crew’. Picture: Sony Footage Releasing.
Apocryphal or not, the story of Rodman’s crazed journey to Sin Metropolis impressed author Jordan VanDina to chronicle how the NBA star went on a madcap journey along with his skittish assistant GM in the course of the 1998 NBA Finals. The movie will element a budding friendship that neither one in every of them ever thought was attainable however will find yourself fixing each of their issues.
Folks had heard the rumors of this loopy story when it first occurred within the ’90s, nevertheless it was not too long ago given the highlight once more following the success of the Michael Jordan-Chicago Bulls doc ‘The Final Dance,’ which premiered to large numbers in 200. The incident was given the complete remedy within the documentary.
Right here’s what Stanfield needed to say about becoming a member of the challenge:
“I’m genuinely excited to assist create an exhilarating, joyful work that each honors and thoughtfully examines the legacy of Rodman and fellow trailblazers. Those that moved to the beat of their very own drum, undeterred by the obstacles positioned earlier than them, then and now.”
And right here’s Erin Westerman, president of Lionsgate Movement Image Group:
“Dennis Rodman is greater than a basketball participant, greater than a persona—he’s a complete cultural phenomenon. His daring type and bodily presence, mixed with an iconic persona, created a larger-than-life affect on and off the courtroom. There’ll by no means be one other like him. LaKeith and the extremely proficient staff on this movie will deliver the legend to life on this most terribly unbelievable story.”
When will ‘48 Hours in Vegas’ be on screens?
Lionsgate has but to announce a launch date for the film, but when it shoots subsequent yr, it’ll seemingly be in theaters in 2027.
LaKeith Stanfield in ‘Die My Love’. Picture Kimberley French/Mubi.