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Plot: What's the story about?
Set amidst the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy, the film follows two characters, Percival (Andre Benjamin), the club's piano player, and Rooster (Antwan Patton), the club's lead performer and manager, through intersecting stories of love and ambition.
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Who stars in Idlewild: Cast List
White Noise, Four Brothers
The Garfield Movie, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two
Four Brothers, Crash
The Last Stop in Yuma County, Zookeeper
Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls, First Sunday
Kings Of L.A., Animal
Hurricane Season, Bodied
WarCraft, Precious
For Colored Girls, Domino
Time Out of Mind
Who's making Idlewild: Crew List
A look at the Idlewild behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Bryan Barber last directed Gigantor. The film's writer Jeff Whitty last wrote Can You Ever Forgive Me?.
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Production: What we know about Idlewild?
Key Facts
- "Seeing a very rough cut of this film was an incredibly exciting experience," announced Adam Fogelson, President, Universal Pictures Marketing and Eddie Egan, Co-President, Universal Pictures Marketing. "We very much wanted to be part of bringing this film to a wide audience, and we're delighted to be partnering with HBO Films and Charles Roven."
- The film's soundtrack will feature all new songs by OutKast and will be released on LaFace/Zomba Label Group in the fourth quarter of 2005.
- The dance sequences are choreographed by legendary performer and three-time Tony winner Hinton Battle.
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Idlewild Release Date: When was the film released?
Idlewild was a release in 2006 on Friday, August 25, 2006. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Beerfest, Invincible and The Quiet.
Idlewild DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Idlewild was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 .