RZA To Direct Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, Demetrius Shipp Jr. In Heist Film ‘Cut Throat City’Posted by Wilson Morales
December 15, 2017
Source: Deadline
Deadline is reporting that Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA will direct post-Katrina heist drama “Cut Throat City,” starring Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, Eiza Gonzalez, Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, Demetrius Shipp Jr. and Shameik Moore.
P.G. Cuscheri wrote the script which centers on four boyhood friends who return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster for employment, the crew is hired to pull off a daring casino heist, right in the heart of the city.
Rounding out the cast are Rob Morgan (Mudbound), Joel David Moore (Avatar), Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries), Isaiah Washington (The 100), Keean Johnson (Alita: Battle Angel), Denzel Whitaker (The Great Debaters).
Currently filming in New Orleans, the film is produced by Elliott Michael Smith of Rumble Riot Pictures, Michael Mendelsohn of Patriot Pictures, William Clevinger, Kyle Tekiela, Sean Lydiard, Film Wealth, and RZA.
The film was fully financed by Mendelsohn’s Union Patriot Capital Management. Jim Steele, Natalie Perrotta, and XYZ Films are executive producers, Jarod Einsohn is co-producing. XYZ is also repping international sales. RZA will also oversee the soundtrack and score for the film.
RZA recently directed Love Beats Rhymes, which stars Azealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, Lorraine Toussaint, Hana Mae Lee, John David Washington, and Common. His previous directed films were The Man with the Iron Fists with Russell Crowe and one episode from the Marvel Netflix series Iron Fist.
