«The Banker» is a 2020 American drama film directed, co-written, and produced by George Nolfi.
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- The Banker is a 2020 American drama film directed.
- It was co-written and produced by George Nolfi.
- The film stars Anthony Mackie, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, Jessie T. Usher, and Samuel L. Jackson.
- The story follows Joe Morris (Jackson) and Bernard S. Garrett Sr. (Mackie), two of the first African-American bankers in the United States.
- The film was originally set to premiere at AFI Fest on November 21, 2019, ahead of a limited theatrical release in early December.
- One day before its premiere, Apple TV+ canceled the festival and postponed the release amid sexual abuse allegations against Bernard Garrett Jr., the son of Bernard Garrett Sr. and a co-producer of the film, whose credit was later removed from the film.
- These childhood sexual abuse charges were made by Garrett Jr.’s half-sisters, Cynthia Garrett and Sheila Garrett.
- They were also supported by Garrett’s wife who is still alive and was present during the events depicted in the film.
- It was released in a limited theatrical release on March 6, 2020, before digital streaming on March 20, 2020, by Apple TV+.
- It was announced in October 2018 that George Nolfi would direct the film, which he co-wrote with Niceole Levy.
- Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, and Taylor Black were set to star, with filming beginning in Atlanta.
- The film was partially shot in Douglasville, Georgia and Newnan, Georgia.
- Additional casting was announced in November.
- On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 79% with an average score of 6.8/10, based on 77 reviews.
- The site’s critical consensus reads: “The Banker‘s timid approach to dramatizing its fact-based story is often outweighed by the trio of strong performances at its core.”
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews”
- In July 2019, Apple TV+ acquired distribution rights to the film.
- Bernie Jr’s half-sisters accused the filmmakers of writing their mother, Linda, out of the movie.
- Bernard denies the claims of sexual assault, citing a family conflict surrounding Linda’s infidelity and subsequent separation from his father, and the filmmakers maintain that the account of events depicted in the film are the result of independent research and not Bernie Jr’s recollection.
- The film, shooting of which was completed in 2018, was held up for original release in 2019 when one of the producers, Bernard Garret Jr. (son of the main character depicted in the film) whose name has been removed from the credits, was accused of sexual misconduct
- One of the few PG-13 rated movies to use the word “fuck” in a sexual context (Joe’s line “I’m not fucking your wife”).
- The MPA originally rated the movie R solely because of this line, but director George Nolfi and consultant Marshall Mitchell successfully appealed them to re-rate it
- Had a two-week theatrical run before moving onto the Apple TV+ platform.
- Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson have starred together in several Marvel (MCU) films, including the Captain America and Avengers films. Mackie as Falcon, and Jackson as Nick Fury.
- Nicholas Hoult plays Beast in Marvel’s X-Men live action franchise.
- Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson also appeared together in Freedomland (2006).
- Samuel L. Jackson and Jessie T. Usher previously worked together as father and son in Shaft
- George Nolfie and Anthony Mackie’s second collaboration after The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
- Samuel L Jackson and Anthony Mackie both in the movie The Man 2005
- Gross annual income is calculated from actual leased units. There is no need to adjust for the vacancy rate. So, the valuation of the property in Bernard’s question will be $880,000, not $800,000.
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