John Boyega Attacks Da Brick

Spike Lee's new Cinemax boxing dramaAs among the obvious new breakthroughs of the season, Attack the Block's John Boyega has happily registered on Hollywood's radar, and he's just nabbed his first large US job. Boyega has arrived among the lead roles in Spike Lee's new Cinemax drama Da Brick, which is dependant on facets of former boxer Mike Tyson's youth. Headed by Entourage creator Doug Ellin, Da Brick will center around the titular character, Also known as boxer Donnie (Boyega) and the buddies and family. Within the pilot, compiled by Red-colored Tails' John Ridley and which Lee will direct, Donnie is launched from juvenile detention on his 18th birthday and should begin to find his means by the planet. The show is referred to as "a modern day search for what it really means to become a youthful, black guy inside a allegedly publish-racial America. "Also within the cast are Milauna Jemai as Donnie's mother, Julito McCullum as Kevin, his troubled closest friend and Kamahl Naiqui Palmer as Malik, that has loved a much better upbringing than his mates but nonetheless struggles together with his atmosphere. If Cinemax really commissions a complete series, Ridley will run the show and Boyega will receive a opportunity to bust out correctly in the usa. Nevertheless, we figure he'll manage in either case. He'll next be viewed alongside Eddie Marsan and Romola Garai in Junkhearts.

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