Tony Rettenmaier: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Macro Film Studios, Confluential Films and No Label Productions are collaborating on the film Young. Wild. Free. Sanaa Lathan (The Perfect Guy), Algee Smith (Judas and the Black Messiah), Sierra Capri (On My Block) and Mike Epps (The Upshaws) star.

Hello, and welcome to the Scene to Seen Podcast. I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline. 

Angelique Jackson Teyonah Parris has stepped into plenty of shoes in her career — from “Dear White People” and “Mad Men” to “If Beale Street Could Talk” and, more recently, as Marvel superhero Monica Rambeau. But no shoes quite compare to the mustard yellow, thigh-high boots and chaps she wore as Yo-Yo in Netflix’s new pulpy conspiracy caper “They Cloned Tyrone.” “The minute I put on all those elements, I felt Yo-Yo,” Parris told Variety at a press junket for the film in late June. Parris laughed brightly as she recalls slipping into the role — a working girl who teams up with Fontaine (John Boyega), a local dope boy, and her pimp, Slick Charles (Jamie Foxx), to expose a government conspiracy that touches every corner of their community, from the barbershop and the beauty salon to the local fried chicken joint.

Jamie Foxx uncover a government conspiracy in They Cloned Tyrone.Directed by Juel Taylor in his directorial debut, this genre-bending sci-fi comedy mystery was originally conceived as a homage to the Blaxploitation films of the 1970s.They Cloned Tyrone had a limited release in cinemas from July 14, before it was made available to stream on Netflix on July 21.The film, written by Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, follows trio Fontaine (Boyega), Yo-Yo (Parris) and Slick Charles (Foxx) who uncover a government cloning conspiracy.A synopsis reads: “A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.”Describing the film to Empire, director Juel Taylor cited films like They Live, Groundhog Day, It Follows and Black Dynamite as influences. He added: “If The Truman Show drank a bottle of vodka, what would the outcome be?”“Me and my writing partner [Tony Rettenmaier] always joked about who would make the most ill-fitting detectives – the worst possible candidates to be thrust into the middle of a conspiracy,” Taylor said.They Cloned Tyrone has received largely positive reviews from critics, earning a 97 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing.A trailer was released last month – you can check it out above.Other cast members include David Alan Grier, Kiefer Sutherland, J.

Rather resembling a blaxploitation-based cousin of Invasion of the Body Snatchers with a deeper sense of social consciousness, They Cloned Tyrone is a predominately grim yet intriguing account of constrained, little-hope lives victimized even further by nefarious secret attempts to transform them into obedient, well-behaved zombies. Set in what appears to be the late ‘60s-early ‘70s based on the period cars, outfits and outlandish hairstyles, Juel Taylor’s feature directorial debut, which he wrote with Tony Rettenmaier, delivers live-wire performances from the young cast but nonetheless remains notably dire, even forlorn in its depiction of small-town lives momentarily confronted with a bizarre enemy found right in their midst. This Netflix offering opens theatrically July 14 for a week prior to its move to home tubes July 21.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director With “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” now playing in theaters and “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” on the way, July is shaping up to the biggest month yet for movie theaters this year. Things are a bit quieter on streaming, with no major studio tentpoles making their way to platforms. That’s all the more reason to get out of the house and buy a ticket at the local multiplex.

John Boyega hit the red carpet in three distinct looks for the premiere of They Cloned Tyrone!

featuring John Boyega, Teyonah Parris and Jamie Foxx. The film follows the unlikely trio as they uncover a nefarious government experiment  profiting off the use of Black bodies. It all kicks off when drug dealer Fontaine (Boyega), streetwise and booksmart sex worker Yo-Yo (Parris) and her smooth-talking pimp, Slick Charles (Foxx), realize something is wrong when Fontaine reappears after seemingly being gunned down the night before.

This is one freaky mystery.

Charna Flam Netflix has released the first official trailer for the satirical conspiracy film “They Cloned Tyrone,” starring Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, Golden Globe winner John Boyega and Teyonah Parris. “They Cloned Tyrone” will premiere on Netflix on July 21. Ahead of its streaming release, the movie will debut at the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) on June 14. The film wrapped in April 2021, according to Boyega’s Instagram account. Per the film’s official logline, “A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio (Boyega, Parris and Foxx) onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.”

Angelique Jackson MACRO Film Studios and Confluential Films has announced the start of production on the new film “Young. Wild. Free.”Directed by Thembi Banks (“Insecure,” “The Sex Lives of College Girls”), the movie stars Sanaa Lathan, Algee Smith, Sierra Capri and Mike Epps.

BET+ has given a 10-episode series order to Birth of Cool, a high school dramedy series from creators Jule Taylor (Creed II, They Cloned Tyrone) and Tony Rettenmaier (They Cloned Tyrone), Macro Television Studios (Raising Dion, Gentefied) and Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions (Queen and Slim, The Chi, Twenties).

Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and his producing partner, Datari Turner, have signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to develop and produce feature films. The duo's first project in development under their new deal is an untitled action-thriller written by Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, with Foxx set for a lead role.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJamie Foxx and his producing partner, Datari Turner, have signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to develop and produce feature films.The first project in development that Foxx and Turner are producing for the studio under their new deal is an untitled action thriller written by Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, which Foxx is also set to star in.“Not only is Jamie Foxx one of the most talented and decorated actors in the world, he is also an idea machine,” said Sanford Panitch, president of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. “As a company we have been lucky to work with Jamie in ‘Baby Driver’ and ‘Amazing Spider-Man,’ but his creativity as a producer is his most exciting role yet.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorOscar winner Jamie Foxx and his producing partner, Datari Turner, have signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment where they’ll develop and produce feature films.The first project in development that Foxx and Turner are producing for the studio under their new deal is an untitled action thriller written by Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier, which Foxx will also star in.“Not only is Jamie Foxx one of the most talented and decorated actors in the world he is also an idea machine. As a company we have been lucky to work with Jamie in Baby Driver and Amazing Spiderman, but his creativity as a producer is his most exciting role yet.

Netflix sci-fi They Cloned Tyrone.Creed II writer Juel Taylor is set to make his directorial debut with the film, according to Deadline, billed as a “pulpy mystery caper” where three individuals (Foxx, Parris and John Boyega) investigate eerie happenings amid a government conspiracy.The screenplay has been written by Tony Rettenmaier alongside Taylor. Foxx and Datari Turner are also joining as producers alongside Macro founder and CEO Charles D.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris have joined John Boyega in the sci-fi mystery “They Cloned Tyrone” for Netflix and Macro.“Creed 2” writer Juel Taylor is attached to direct from a screenplay he wrote with Tony Rettenmaier. The film is described as a pulpy caper, in which an unlikely trio — portrayed by Boyega, Foxx and Parris — investigates a series of eerie events.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris, who stars in the forthcoming Candyman reboot, have come aboard They Cloned Tyrone. The pair join previously announced lead John Boyega in Macro and Netflix’s sci-fi feature film, which will mark the directorial debut of Creed 2 scribe Juel Taylor.Taylor penned the screenplay with Tony Rettenmaier.