{"id":130957,"date":"2019-03-22T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=130957"},"modified":"2019-03-22T13:01:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T17:01:02","slug":"key-art-photos-to-hbos-native-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/key-art-photos-to-hbos-native-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Art & Photos To HBO’s Native Son"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HBO Films has released the official trailer to\u00a0NATIVE SON<\/strong>, based on the classic novel by Richard Wright. The film\u00a0will debut SATURDAY, APRIL 6 at 10:00 p.m. (ET\/PT) on HBO<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

Directed by first-time director and renowned visual artist Rashid Johnson<\/strong> from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks<\/strong> (\u201cTopdog\/Underdog\u201d), the drama had its world premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n

The film will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners\u2019 streaming platforms.<\/p>\n

The cast includes Ashton Sanders,\u00a0Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, KiKi Layne, Sanaa Lathan,<\/strong> Jerod Haynes, Lamar Johnson,\u00a0<\/strong>Bill Camp,\u00a0Elizabeth Marvel, and David Alan Grier.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"NATIVE SON tells the story of Bigger Thomas (Ashton Sanders), a young African-American living in Chicago who is hired as a chauffeur for affluent businessman Will Dalton (Bill Camp, Emmy\u00ae-nominee for HBO\u2019s \u201cThe Night Of\u201d). As Thomas enters this seductive new world of money and power \u2014 including a precarious relationship with Dalton\u2019s daughter, Mary (Margaret Qualley, HBO\u2019s \u201cThe Leftovers\u201d) \u2014 he faces unforeseen choices and perilous circumstances that will alter the course of his life forever.<\/p>\n

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Among the early critical raves for NATIVE SON, Vulture called the film \u201cvisually striking\u201d and praised Ashton Sanders\u2019 performance, observing, \u201cThis is a star in the making,\u201d while Entertainment Weekly described it as a \u201craw, lyrical retelling,\u201d and IndieWire termed it \u201charrowing\u201d and \u201ccompelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NATIVE SON is an HBO Films presentation in association with A24; executive produced by Stephanie Meurer; produced by Matthew Perniciaro and Michael Sherman of Bow and Arrow Entertainment; directed by Rashid Johnson; screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks.<\/p>\n