{"id":61225,"date":"2011-08-31T23:59:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T23:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2011\/08\/31\/attack-the-blocks-john-boyega-set-to-star-in-spike-lees-hbo-project\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T12:53:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:53:11","slug":"attack-the-blocks-john-boyega-set-to-star-in-spike-lees-hbo-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/attack-the-blocks-john-boyega-set-to-star-in-spike-lees-hbo-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Attack The Block&#8217;s John Boyega Set To Star In Spike Lee&#8217;s HBO Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Attack The Block&#8217;s John Boyega Set To Star In Spike Lee&#8217;s HBO Project<\/strong>by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>August 31, 2011<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Attack-The-Block-John-Boyega.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/John-Boyega-and-Mike-Tyson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-12630\" title=\"John Boyega and Mike Tyson\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 407'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/John-Boyega-and-Mike-Tyson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"407\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the heels of HBO ordering a pilot for <strong>Da Brick<\/strong>, a boxing drama project loosely based on former heavyweight boxing champion <strong>Mike Tyso<\/strong>n\u2019s early life in the ring, <strong>John Boyega<\/strong>, star of the hit film and festival favorite &#8216;<strong>Attack The Block<\/strong>,&#8217; has been cast in the lead role.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/spike-lees-boxing-drama-da-229859\">The Hollywood Reporter <\/a>stated that Boyega will play Donnie, who, after his release from juvenlie detention on his 18th birthday begins an exploration of what it means to be a man for himself and those around him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Milauna-Jemai-and-Julito-McCullum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-12631\" title=\"Milauna Jemai and Julito McCullum\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Milauna-Jemai-and-Julito-McCullum-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Milauna Jemai<\/strong> (NCIS) will play Lynette, Donnie&#8217;s mother, with him he reconnects with following a 14-month separation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Julito McCullum<\/strong> (The Wire) will play Kevin, Donnie&#8217;s best friend and the one person he can&#8217;t leave behind, no matter how much he may want to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kamahl Naiqui <\/strong>(Gossip Girl) is set as Malik, the  moral center of Donnie&#8217;s tight group of friends who is looking for direction between his middle-class upbringing and the harder realities of his environment.<\/p>\n<p>Da Brick is described as a contemporary exploration of what it means to be a young, black man in a supposedly post-racial America.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/John-Ridley-and-Spike-Lee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-12632\" title=\"John Ridley and Spike Lee\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/John-Ridley-and-Spike-Lee-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The series was created by Tyson, director <strong>Spike Lee<\/strong>, L.A. 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