Jack Reynor, Will Poulter to join Detroit Riots film directed by Kathryn Bigelow

By Darian Scalamoni

            About a month ago, we reported on John Boyega joining Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming Detroit Riots film and today, The Playlist reports that other young stars Jack Reynor ad Will Poulter are set to join the cast as well.

            Bigelow is the director behind war films like Zero Dark Thirty and Best Picture winner, The Hurt Locker, so it’s clear that she has the desire to tackle important and modern stories that capture the essence of where our country is. Poulter is best known for playing Jason Sudeikis’ fake son in We’re the Millers but also has shown his dramatic talents in film, like this year in The Revenant. Reynor has been seen in films like Sing Street, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Macbeth. Both actors are young, hungry actors who have shown their talent in films directed by fantastic filmmakers.

            The film is still without a title, but will follows the devastating riots that took place over five summer days in 1967 in Detroit. The movie will also explore racism and given the current conversation in the US with the Black Lives Matter movement, the material will be extremely current. The untitled film will be released in 2017 which will coincide with the 50^th anniversary of the riots.