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Queen & Slim trivia: 29 facts about the Melina Matsoukas’ directorial debut

Queen & Slim is the feature directorial debut of Melina Matsoukas. She is best known for directing music videos.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about her life and career!

Queen & Slim is a 2019 American romantic drama thriller film
It is directed by Melina Matsoukas
In her feature directorial debut
With a screenplay by Lena Waithe from a story by James Frey and Waithe
The film stars Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Chloë Sevigny, Flea, Bokeem Woodbine, and Indya Moore
The film is described as a modern day take on “Bonnie & Clyde”
Queen & Slim had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 14, 2019
It is scheduled to be released in North America on November 27, 2019, by Universal Pictures
A couple’s first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation
When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer’s gun and shoots him
Now labelled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law
When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people all across the country
On July 19, 2018, it was announced that the production company Makeready won a bidding war to co-finance the dramatic thriller film Queen & Slim
Scripted by Lena Waithe
From an original idea by James Frey
Which would star Daniel Kaluuya
And be directed by Melina Matsoukas
In November 2018, Jodie Turner-Smith was cast to costar opposite Kaluuya
In March 2019, Chloë Sevigny joined the cast of the film
Principal photography began in January 2019
Production concluded on March 22, 2019
In the United States and Canada, Queen & Slim will be released alongside Knives Out
It is projected to gross $12 to 16 million over its five-day opening weekend
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 86%
Based on 35 reviews
With an average rating of 7.44/10
Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100
Based on 21 critics
Indicating “generally favorable reviews”