{"id":150935,"date":"2021-03-30T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=150935"},"modified":"2021-04-01T10:44:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:44:40","slug":"idris-elba-caleb-mclaughlin-talk-father-son-dynamic-in-concrete-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/idris-elba-caleb-mclaughlin-talk-father-son-dynamic-in-concrete-cowboys\/","title":{"rendered":"Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin Talk Father\/Son Dynamic in &#8216;CONCRETE COWBOY&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru speaks with Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin about their roles as an estranged father and son working to heal their relationship in the upcoming Netflix film, &#8216;CONCRETE COWBOY.&#8217; Written by\u00a0Ricky Staub, Dan Walser, produced by\u00a0Tucker Tooley, Lee Daniels, Idris Elba, Dan Walser, Jeff Waxman and Jennifer Madeloff. <\/strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>Premieres April 2. <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin Talk Father\/Son Dynamic in &#8216;CONCRETE COWBOY&#8217;<\/span> <span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">press junket interview<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rmKSL8xIgzY?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/rmKSL8xIgzY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81368729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Concrete Cowboy<\/a><\/strong> uses a father-son relationship to explore the bonds of family and community, and the power of forgiveness. Harp (Idris Elba) has to reestablish his role as a father to Cole (Caleb McLaughlin), after being absent for a long period, while he works to protect and preserve the community of urban riders he loves. Cole learns to respect and become a member of a vastly different community while working towards a relationship with the father he barely knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When fifteen year-old Cole (Caleb McLaughlin) is expelled from school in Detroit, he is sent to North Philadelphia to live with Harp (Idris Elba), his estranged father. Harp finds solace in rehabilitating horses for inner city cowboys at the Fletcher Street Stables, a real-life black urban horsemanship community that has provided a safe haven for the neighborhood residents for more than 100 years. Torn between his growing respect for his father&#8217;s community and his reemerging friendship with troubled cousin Smush (Jharrel Jerome), Cole begins to reprioritize his life as the stables themselves are threatened by encroaching gentrification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Starring:&nbsp;IDRIS ELBA,&nbsp;CALEB MCLAUGHLIN,&nbsp;JHARREL JEROME,&nbsp;BYRON BOWERS&nbsp;WITH LORRAINE TOUSSAINT&nbsp;AND CLIFF \u201cMETHOD MAN\u201d SMITH<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CC_Main_Vertical_RGB_PRE-691x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin Talk Father\/Son Dynamic in 'CONCRETE COWBOYS'\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-150938\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE BLACK URBAN COWBOY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Black urban horse riders have been an integral aspect of North Philadelphia culture for more than 100 years. Horseman traditions were passed down from one generation to the next as part of the cowboy ethos, and then to show individual skill and prowess. Horse-driven carts were also used to transport materials and produce through the city\u2019s narrow streets as late as the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cars and trucks began to replace horses as the major means of transportation for families and industries as the city modernized. As urban renewal reached its height, stables began to disappear and the practice of family-focused recreational equestrian activities began to fade but did not disappear completely. The custom and culture became centralized at the Fletcher Street Stables located in North Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fletcher Street Stables represents a symbol of Black urban horsemanship tradition and provides refuge; an opportunity to be part of a family structure; and a positive alternative to street life. 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