Marshall Movie Updates

Thu., Dec. 21, 2017

from Amazon

Amazon

• added the US DVD release date of January 9, 2018

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Thu., Sep. 28, 2017

• added a synopsis

• Starring Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Dan Stevens, Sterling K. Brown, and James Cromwell. Director Reginald Hudlin’s Marshall, is based on an early trial in the career of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. It follows the young la... show all wyer (Chadwick Boseman) to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur (Sterling K. Brown) charged with sexual assault and attempted murder of his white socialite employer (Kate Hudson). Muzzled by a segregationist court, Marshall partners with a courageous young Jewish lawyer, Samuel Friedman (Josh Gad). Together they mount the defense in an environment of racism and Anti-Semitism. The high profile case and the partnership with Friedman served as a template for Marshall’s creation of the NAACP legal defense fund.

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Thu., Jul. 13, 2017

from Open Road Films

• added a link from marshallmovie.com
• added a link from facebook.com
• added posters to the gallery
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Tue., Jul. 4, 2017

from Film|Ratings

Film Ratings

• changed the production status to Completed
• set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexuality, violence and some strong language

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Thu., Jun. 22, 2017

• added photos to the gallery
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Thu., Jun. 22, 2017

from Open Road Films

• added Theatrical Trailer to trailers & videos
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• changed the US film release date from TBA to October 13, 2017
• set film release to Nationwide
• changed the production status to Post-Production
• added Keesha Sharp as actor to credits
• added Sterling K. Brown as actor to credits
• added James Cromwell as actor to credits
• added Dan Stevens as actor to credits
• added Kate Hudson as actor to credits
• added Jonathan Sanger as producer to credits
• added Belton Lee as executive producer to credits
• added Peter Luo as executive producer to credits
• added a synopsis

• Based on a true incident in the life of Thurgood Marshall, when he was a young lawyer, long before his appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the nation teeters on the brink of WWII, a nearly bankrupt NAACP sends Marshall to conservative Connectic... show all ut to defend a black chauffeur against his wealthy socialite employer in a sexual assault and attempted murder trial that quickly became tabloid fodder. In need of a high profile victory but muzzled by a segregationist court, Marshall is partnered with Samuel Friedman, a young Jewish lawyer who has never tried a case. Marshall and Friedman struggle against a hostile storm of fear and prejudice, driven to discover the truth in the sensationalized trial which helped set the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement to come.

• added Josh Gad as Sam Friedman to credits
• changed the production status to Production
• added Open Road Films as a distributor

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Mon., Dec. 21, 2015

from Deadline

Chadwick Boseman To Star As Thurgood Marshall In Reginald Hudlin’s ‘Marsh...

Chadwick Boseman, who will next be seen in Disney/Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, will star as the highly respected Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

• added Reggie Hudlin as director to credits