Terry Crews, Ludacris To Star In Indie Drama ‘John Henry’Posted by Wilson Morales
May 30, 2018
Source: Deadline
Deadline is reporting that Terry Crews and Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges have signed on as leads in John Henry, a dramatic thriller from first-time film director Will Forbes. Also featured in the indie film are Jamila Velazquez (Empire), Ken Foree, Tyler Alvarez, and JJ Soria (The Oath).
Described as a modern retelling of the folklore, the plot, co-written by Forbes and Doug Skinner, follows John Henry (Crews), a man who has traded violence for a peaceful life in South Los Angeles. But when he meets two immigrant kids running from the leader of his former gang (Bridges), Henry must decide whether to revisit his troubled past in order to give them a future.
The film will be produced by Defiant Studios’ Eric B. Fleischman, Automatik’s Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and Kodiak’s Maurice Fadida. iWood Studios, which is headed by executive producer Matthew Antoun, financed the project. Executive producers include Emily Siegel of Defiant as well as Crews and Bridges.
Crews can be seen in Fox/Marvel’s Deadpool 2, and later this summer in Boots Riley’s Sundance standout, Sorry to Bother You. His TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which was cancelled by Fox, was recently picked up by NBC.
Bridges can be heard in Global Road Entertainment’s Showdogs and his next feature, Ride, is expected to hit theaters later this summer.
