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Joseph David-Jones will star in Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming film about the 1967 Detroit riots, reports Variety.
David-Jones joins Anthony Mackie, John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jack Reynor and Ben O’Toole in the cast of the movie which has a script by Mark Boal.
The crime drama is set against the backdrop of Detroit’s devastating 1967 riots that spanned five days.
Bigelow and Boal are producing with Megan Ellison, Matthew Budman and Colin Wilson. Greg Shapiro will exec produce.
The film will likely release in 2017 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the riots.
