A litany of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Benedict Cumberbatch and James McAvoy, have officially been cast in the upcoming film . Following his highly successful feature film debut, hails from creator and director Jeymes Samuel. It was previously announced that LaKeith Stanfield () and Omar Sy () were on board to lead the upcoming project, with no word on the future of the film until now.
It has now been revealed that Cumberbatch, McAvoy, and many more names have officially been added to the star-studded cast of the upcoming film , per . , will also see Caleb McLaughlin (), RJ Tyler (
), Anna Diop (), Tom Glynn-Carney (), Teyana Taylor (), Babs Olusanmokun (), Chase Dillon (), Tom Vaughan-Lawlor () Nicholas Pinnock (), Michael Ward (), David Oyelowo (), Alfre Woodard (), Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Eric Kofi Abrefa among its cast. officially kicked off production in Italy on Monday.
Set during the biblical era, will see who is a down-on-his-luck Jerusalem native who attempts to fallaciously capitalize on opportunities in all the wrong places.
The upcoming film will highlight Clarence’s journey that catapults him into exploring the idea of faith and ultimately leads to an unexpected path of his own. Samuel will be directing from an original screenplay that he created and will produce the upcoming project with Hames Lassiter (), along with former Netflix executive Tendo Nagenda, and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.
Samuel has noted that he found inspiration for in biblical epics such as , , , and . Samuel will again be composing the score for the upcoming film that will see the director returning with cast members Stanfield, Tyler, and Dillon in a biblical-based epic that sounds more intriguing with each bit of news.
In a move often seen , Samuel’s decision to recycle actors from his previous film was a bold step by the young director, but one that implies that Samuel is just getting started in his big-screen storytelling.
Following the success of Samuel's feature film debut, it will be interesting to see if is able to match its successors’ reception, as a writer’s sophomore project can oftentimes be overshadowed following a successful debut. The perfect combination of Samuel’s beautiful eye and incredible writing skills paired impeccably with a star-studded cast led by Stanfield is already begging Samuel to be a permanent fixture in Hollywood’s list of gifted writers and directors following the release of his highly anticipated sophomore film.
Although there is currently no known release date for the upcoming film, is expected to debut in theaters.
