George C. Wolfe has directed the upcoming American biographical drama film the plot of which is centered upon the life of Bayard Rustin, African American leader in social movements for gay rights, civil rights, nonviolence, and socialism, and how Rustin helped Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists to organize the 1963 March on Washington.
When Is ‘Rustin’ Releasing on Netflix?
A film based on the life of Bayard Rustin was first reported in February of 2021 to be directed by George C. Wolfe from a script by Dustin Lance Black and Julian Breece.
The same year in October Colman Domingo was cast in the role of Rustin. Other cast members kept joining till December 2021.
The movie is scheduled to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in September 2023. In select theaters, it will be released on November 3, 2023, and will premiere worldwide on 17th November this year on Netflix.
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Cast Members of ‘Rustin’:
Colman Domingo-
The African American leader in social movements for gay rights, and socialism Bayard Rustin will be portrayed by Emmy winner American actor and director Colman Domingo.
His previous film credits include ‘Passing Strange’, ‘Selma’, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, ‘Zola’ etc.
Domingo is also set to star in three more upcoming films besides ‘Rustin’ which are ‘Sing Sing’, ‘The Color Purple’, and ‘Drive-Away Dolls’.
Chris Rock-
In the role of the United States’ prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement from the 1930s to 1970s we will find four-time Emmy winner American stand-up comedian filmmaker actor Chris Rock in the upcoming movie.
Rock previously starred in the films ‘Death at a Funeral‘, ‘Grown Ups, ‘Grown Ups 2’, ‘Dolemite Is My Name’, ‘Adam Sandler’, ‘The Week Of’, ‘Sandy Wexler’, etc.
Glynn Turman-
As an American labor unionist and civil rights activist A. Philip Randolph, we will find Emmy winner American actor and director in the upcoming movie.
His previous film credits include ‘How Stella Got Her Groove Back‘, ‘Kings of the Evening’, ‘The Obama Effect’, ‘Windows on the World’, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ etc.
Aml Ameen-
British actor and filmmaker Aml Ameen has been cast in the role of American Baptist minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr. in the upcoming movie.
His other film credits are ‘Kidulthood’, ‘The Maze Runner’, ‘Beyond the Lights’, ‘Lila & Eve’, ‘Soy Nero’, ‘The Price’, ‘Yardie’, ‘Parallel’, ‘Inside Man: Most Wanted‘, ‘Run Sweetheart Run’, ‘Charming the Hearts of Men’, ‘Till Death’, ‘Boxing Day’, ‘Dead Shot’ etc.
CCH Pounder-
African-American civil rights leader writer politician and educator Anna Arnold Hedgeman will be portrayed by four times Emmy nominated Guyanese-born American actress CCH Pounder in the upcoming movie.
Her other film credits include ‘Boycott’, ‘Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story’, etc.
Pounder will also star as Mo’at in the upcoming epic sci-fi movie ‘Avatar 3‘ which will serve as the third Avatar movie and will be released in 2025.
Michael Potts-
As American labor organizer and civil rights activist Cleveland Robinson, we will see American actor Michael Potts in the upcoming movie.
He previously starred in the films ‘Jocasta’, ‘Let Me Make You a Martyr’, ‘Here and Now’, ‘Change in the Air’, ‘Cicada’, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, and ‘Measure of Revenge’. Potts is also set to star as Wining Boy in the upcoming movie ‘The Piano Lesson’.
Bill Irwin-
In the role of Dutch-born American clergyman and Political activist A. J. Muste, we will find American actor and comedian clown Bill Irwin.
He previously starred in the films Eight Men Out, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘Lady in the Water’, ‘Rachel Getting Married’, ‘Irresistible’, ‘Spoiler Alert’ etc.
Jeffrey Wright-
The role of American Baptist pastor and politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr. will be played by American actor Jeffrey Wright in the upcoming movie.
His previous film credits include ‘Basquiat’, ‘Boycott’, ‘Syriana’, ‘The Manchurian Candidate’, ‘Lackawanna Blues’, ‘Cadillac Records’, ‘Broken Flowers’, ‘Shaft’ etc.
Audra McDonald-
Emmy winner American actress and singer Audra McDonald will portray African-American civil rights and human rights activist Ella Baker in the upcoming movie.
She previously starred in the films ‘Wit’, ‘The Best Thief in the World’, ‘Ricki and the Flash’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘Hello Again’, ‘Respect’, ‘Down Low’, etc. She will also be cast in the upcoming American drama film ‘Origin’.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph-
American actress and singer Da’Vine Joy Randolph is another cast member of the upcoming movie who is set to star in an undisclosed role.
Her other film credits include ‘The Angriest Man in Brooklyn’, ‘Office Christmas Party’, ‘Dolemite Is My Name’, ‘Kajillionaire’, ‘The Last Shift’, ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday‘, ‘The Lost City’, ‘A Little White Lie’, ‘On the Come Up’ etc.
She is also set to star in the upcoming movies ‘The Holdovers and ‘Shadow Force’.
