Breaking Baz at London Film Festival: Jeymes Samuel Says Hot Biblical Era Epic ‘The Book Of Clarence’ Is His ‘Ben-Hur’; And He’s Laid An Easter Egg Trail To His Next Movie
deadline.comIt’s not every day that a filmmaker will rise up during an interview and recite Old Testament tales and sing out their favorite hymn.
Well, hallelujah, brother Jeymes Samuel for spreading the gospel’s good news. The director’s spectacular Jesus in the hood movie, The Book of Clarence, starring a mighty fine LaKeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah, Knives Out, Atlanta) playing a charlatan wannabe Messiah, shakes up the toga and peepy toe genre.
Samuel’s movie has its world premiere Wednesday at the BFI London Film Festival. The Legendary Pictures production is released through Tristar with congregations taking their pews from January 12, 2024.
The movie’s thrilling prologue kicks off with a rip-roaring, wheel-screeching chariot race with Mary Magdalene thrashing the lads.
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