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Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru<\/a> sits with Zazie Beetz<\/a><\/strong> (Deadpool 2, The Joker, Atlanta<\/em>) to discuss her kick-ass character, Mary Fields aka Stagecoach Mary<\/a>, delivering one of many favorite lines, and the epic fight scene with Regina King’s character “Treacherous Trudy,” in the Black Western film THE HARDER THEY FALL<\/a>.<\/strong> Debuting on Netflix November 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors<\/strong>) discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck (Idris Elba<\/strong>) is being released from prison he rounds up his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge. Those riding with him in this assured, righteously new school Western include his former love Stagecoach Mary (Zazie Beetz<\/strong>), his right and left hand men \u2014 hot-tempered Bill Pickett (Edi Gathegi<\/strong>) and fast drawing Jim Beckwourth (R.J. Cyler<\/strong>)\u2014and a surprising adversary-turned-ally. Rufus Buck has his own fearsome crew, including \u201cTreacherous\u201d Trudy Smith (Regina King<\/strong>) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield<\/strong>), and they are not a group that knows how to lose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The all-star powerhouse Black cast <\/strong>includes Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stanfield, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, R.J. Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr., Deon Cole with Regina King and Idris Elba. Revenge has never been served colder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directed by<\/strong> Jeymes Samuel, written by Samuel and Boaz Yakin, produced by Shawn Carter, James Lassiter, Lawrence Bender and Jeymes Samuel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zazie Olivia Beetz<\/strong> is a German-American actress. She stars in the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta<\/em> (2016\u2013present), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also appeared in the Netflix anthology series Easy<\/em> (2016\u201319) and voices Amber Bennett in Amazon’s animated superhero action series Invincible<\/em>. In film, Beetz has appeared in the disaster film Geostorm<\/em> (2017) and has played the Marvel Comics character Domino in the superhero film Deadpool 2<\/em> (2018) and Arthur Fleck\/Joker’s neighbor Sophie in the psychological thriller Joker<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru sits with Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2, The Joker, Atlanta) to discuss her kick-ass character, Mary Fields aka Stagecoach Mary, delivering one of many favorite lines, and the epic fight scene with Regina King’s character “Treacherous Trudy,” in the Black Western film THE HARDER THEY FALL. Debuting on Netflix November 3. 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