Just Mercy is the new film by director Destin Daniel Cretton. It is a legal drama that is based on true events.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new film!
- Just Mercy is a 2019 American legal drama film
- It is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
- Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, and Brie Larson
- It tells the true story of Walter McMillian, who, with the help of young defense attorney Bryan Stevenson, appeals his murder conviction
- The film is based on the memoir of the same name
- It is written by Stevenson
- It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019
- It was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 25, 2019
- The film received positive reviews from critics
- And for his performance Foxx received a nomination at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- Development began on the film in 2015 when Broad Green Productions hired Destin Daniel Cretton to direct, with Michael B. Jordan set to star
- In December 2017, Warner Bros. acquired the distribution rights for the film, followed Broad Green Productions entering bankruptcy
- In July 2018, Jamie Foxx joined the cast
- In August 2018, Brie Larson, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Tim Blake Nelson joined the cast
- With filming starting in Montgomery, Alabama by August 30
- In October 2018, Dominic Bogart, Hayes Mercure and Karan Kendrick joined the cast
- The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2019
- The film will receive an awards qualifying limited release on December 25, 2019
- The film is thereafter set to receive a wide release on January 17, 2020
- On its first day of limited release the film made $81,072 from four theaters
- It went on to make $105,000 in its opening weekend (a five-day total of $228,072)
- The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 81% of critics have given the film a positive review
- Based on 119 reviews
- With an average rating of 6.89/10
- The site’s critics consensus reads: “Just Mercy dramatizes a real-life injustice with solid performances, a steady directorial hand, and enough urgency to overcome a certain degree of earnest advocacy”
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100
- Based on 32 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare grade of “A+”
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