Hustlers is a new movie directed by Lorene Scafaria and made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Since then it has garnered critical acclaim. So let’s dive into some unknown and facts about this new movie!
- Hustlers is a 2019 American crime drama film
- It is written and directed by Lorene Scafaria
- It is based on New York magazine’s 2015 article “The Hustlers at Scores” by Jessica Pressler
- The film stars Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, and Cardi B
- It follows the story of a group of strippers who begin to embezzle money from stock traders and CEOs who visit their club
- The film had its world premiere on September 7, 2019, at the Toronto International Film Festival
- And is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on September 13, 2019
- It will be released by STXfilms
- It received positive reviews from critics
- With particular praise for Lopez’s performance
- The story centers around a group of strippers in New York City
- Led by an ambitious single mother
- As they lie, steal, and hustle dozens of wealthy men when the sex industry bottoms out during the late-2000s financial crisis
- A journalist covering the story for a magazine interviews one of the ringleaders
- And tries to figure out where it all went wrong
- In February 2016, it was announced Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay would produce the film
- Under their Gloria Sanchez Productions banner
- In May 2016, Annapurna Pictures was announced to produce, finance, and distribute the film
- With Megan Ellison and Chelsea Barnard serving as producers on the film
- In August 2018, it was announced Jennifer Lopez would star in the film
- With Lorene Scafaria directing from a screenplay she wrote
- In October 2018, it was announced Annapurna had dropped the film
- With STX Entertainment acquiring distribution rights to the film and Constance Wu joining the cast
- Annapurna allegedly dropped the film due to budget concerns
- However, it was later revealed they would co-produce the film
- In March 2019, Cardi B, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer, Julia Stiles, and Mercedes Ruehl joined the cast
- With Mette Towley and Trace Lysette in negotiations to join as well
- That same month, Madeline Brewer and Frank Whaley joined the cast of the film
- Lizzo joined the cast of the film in April 2019
- And Usher joined the cast in May
- Filming began on March 22, 2019 in New York City
- And wrapped on May 4, 2019
- The official trailer was released on July 17, 2019
- In the United States and Canada, Hustlers will be released alongside The Goldfinch
- And is projected to gross $24- 26 million in its opening weekend
- On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95%
- Based on 39 reviews
- With an average rating of 8.29/10
- The site’s critical consensus reads: “Led by a command performance from Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers is a uniquely empowering heist drama with depth and intelligence to match its striking visual appeal”
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating “universal acclaim”
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