Cameras rolling on portrayal of detroit areas infamous 1980s teen drug kingpin. White boy rick movie, starring matthew mcconaughey and. Drugs, guns and poses in white boy rick richie merritt plays the title character in white boy rick and matthew mcconaughey plays his. The film based on the true story of rick white boy wershe now has an official release date.
Notorious teenage drug hustler and fbi informant richard white boy rick wershe jr. White boy rick whitewashes the real story of richard. It was the spring of 1987, and crack cocaine had turned whole swaths of detroit into veritable combat zones. I dont have it in me to crisscross the old threads on the subject but i am genuinely interested on finding out what detroiters think about it. White boy rick may finally be a free man sooner than. The youngest informant on record, white boy rick would go on to serve life in prison for drug trafficking.
Okay, so, i guess i mona be the first to mention this movie coming out and wait til someone sees it to read up on your impressions. Sister of white boy rick angry about how her family. The untitled detroit movie project will follow the life of white boy rick. He always had aspirations to be rich and successful. Filming will take place in detroit, michigan and producers are looking for talent that are able to work on the movie as it starts filming in late february through early june. White boy rick 2018 rick wershe is a single father whos struggling to raise two teenagers during the height of the crack epidemic in 1980s detroit. Fbi made him into a cocaine dealer, now white boy rick is going free after 30 years. White boy rick has reams of story to tear through, but at heart its a family drama, one more concerned with the wershes than with crack.
The amazing true story behind matthew mccounagheys latest movie. Matthew mcconaughey movie white boy rick filming today. Matthew mcconaughey talks working with newcomer richie merritt in white boy rick tiff 2018 duration. With matthew mcconaughey, richie merritt, bel powley, jennifer jason leigh. White boy rick movie with matthew mcconaughey to film in. White boy rick movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Filming begins this month in cleveland about wershe, who was. Richard white boy rick wershe is currently serving life in prison in northern michigan for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. If you didnt know that the story of white boy rick was true, you might still be fascinated by this gritty, fastpaced look at a citys descent into the drug wars of the 1980s through. White boy rick lead role open casting call in chicago. White boy rick filming turns cleveland into detroit. White boy rick is a 2018 american biographical crime drama film directed by yann demange and written by andy weiss, and logan and noah miller. Rick richie merritt gets shot by a rival drug dealer, and rich matthew mcconaughey blames the fbi for the shooting.
White boy rick is a film directed by yann demange with matthew mcconaughey, richie merritt, jennifer jason leigh, jonathan majors, year. White boy rick gives viewers a high, but ultimately. Looking for untitled detroit movie white boy rick actors auditions for 2019. White boy rick scuzzy and surprisingly unsympathetic, this true story of a 14yearold recruited by authorities never quite. A film based on his life, titled white boy rick, was released in september 14, 2018. White boy rick whitewashes the real story of the fbis teenage drug dealing informant. Matthew mcconaughey wraps filming white boy rick in miami matthew mcconaughey is all smiles as he poses with his cast and crew members on the final day of filming his new movie on monday. White boy rick, directed by yann demange and written by andy weiss, logan miller, and noah miller, is a true crime drama and cautionary tale with. During his time as a police officer, he was involved in the white boy rick case. This is a bit depressing but the city itself is kind of a character in the movie because of this. Its about the life of teenage drug dealer rick wershe jr. White boy rick was more a victim of his surroundings and environment than anything else. White boy rick scheduled for early florida prison release. Tiff is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world, through film.
White boy rick is now casting featured roles in detroit, michigan matthew mcconaugheys new movie white boy rick is now casting background actors for featured roles in the movie. Set in 1980s detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs, white boy rick is based on the moving true story of a. Production started in march in cleveland, with a brief stint filmed in detroit, where. Its the height of the crack epidemic in 1980s detroit, and 14yearold rick merritt is tired of the deadend life that he leads with his father, richard sr. Following his retirement from the detroit police department, he went into politics as a detroit city councilman, and later, president of the detroit city council.
White boy rick had an affair with volson when johnny went to jail. Simon casting, the casting director behind the hit tv series empire, is searching all of chicago for talented actors for an upcoming feature film, white boy rick. In january 1988, he was incarcerated at the age of 17 for a nonviolent drug crime. A movie crew on cedar road was filming a scene tuesday from an upcoming crime drama starring matthew mcconaughey. Set in 1984, the impact of crack cocaine is abundantly apparent. You understand why young men turn to a life of crime when there are no other ways to make a living. Some unclear storytelling muddies the facts about ricks case and actually makes him less sympathetic than the movie apparently. But the production apparently made a quiet trip to detroit wednesday the city where the story happened in real life. His original april 2021 release date has been moved up for good behavior. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A spokesperson for the movie declined to share any details on the production schedule, including whether filming was happening in detroit. White boy rick is a reallife crime drama about a teenage boy who becomes a drug informant in detroit for the fbi in the 1980s, but then becomes a real drug dealer when the fbi suddenly drops him as an informant. Set in 1980s detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs, white boy rick is based on the moving true story of a bluecollar father.
Infamously known as white boy rick, his real name is richard wershe jr. The film also stars matthew mcconaughey, bel powley, jennifer jason leigh, brian tyree henry, rory. The 1980s crime drama starring matthew mcconaughey will. The city thought it had seen everythinguntil one evening that may, when the police arrested a 17yearold kid named rick wershe. The true story of white boy rick is set to be a feature film and will begin filming this fall in detroit, mi. The new blockbuster movie white boy rick, starring oscar winner matthew mcconaughey, is on the big screen right now. The detroit news reports that richard white boy rick wershe jr. Fbi made him into a cocaine dealer, now white boy rick. White boy rick is compelling and problematic white boy rick is the truelife drama about richard wershe jr.
White boy rick lead role open casting call in chicago, illinois. It was released in 2017 and began airing on the starz network in 2019. Filmedincleveland white boy rick will now hit theaters. White boy rick movie filming for brief stint in detroit. The real story behind white boy rick film school rejects. There is a new movie filming in cleveland and auditions are now being held.
In a city known for its fraught racial divide, wershe had somehow joined the ranks of the drug kingpins. Now a 47yearold man, white boy rick was a former detroit drug dealer and an fbi informant. Matthew mcconaugheys white boy rick open casting call. The black characters feel shortchanged in comparison to their white costars. Untitled detroit movie white boy rick actors auditions. The white boy rick movie is supposed to begin filming soon in cleveland. White boy rick became a warrior left on the battlefield. The movie starring matthew mcconaughey and set amidst detroits 1980s drug rings opens sept. White boy rick may be released from prison even earlier. In many ways, white boy rick is a coming of age story for our protagonist and a generation of young black men in detroit.
He is currently serving time at the oaks correctional facility in. White boy rick is expected to make its way to detroit. White boy rick movie with matthew mcconaughey to film in detroit. Matthew mcconaughey wraps filming white boy rick in. Based on a true story, the film stars richie merritt as richard wershe jr. Upcoming biopic starring matthew mcconaughey mostly will be shot in cleveland, though real story happened in detroit. Though its a welldone family drama, white boy rick is a halftold story that only lightly incorporates the deeper issues of systemic injustice. The most likely scenario, as the scenes sam allard points out, is the filming of the white boy rick film. The documentary chronicling the case of richard wershe jr. While the trailer for matthew mcconaugheys next cinematic venture might feel like just another drugfueled thriller, the story behind white boy rick.
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