Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, August 4, 2017 Nationwide
Friday, July 28, 2017 Limited
strong violence and pervasive language
Plot: What's the story about?
Set in Detroit, Michigan, a number of devastating riots take place over five summer days in 1967.
modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com
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Poll: Will you see Detroit?
Who stars in Detroit: Cast List
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Like a Boss, Sleight
The Hate U Give, Shooting Stars
Warfare, The Revenant
Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction
12 Strong, Everybody Loves Somebody
Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Endgame
Kong: Skull Island, Straight Outta Compton
Monsters University, IF
The Numbers Station, Charlie Says
Godzilla X Kong: Supernova, A House of Dynamite
Who's making Detroit: Crew List
A look at the Detroit behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Kathryn Bigelow last directed A House of Dynamite and Zero Dark Thirty. The film's writer Mark Boal last wrote Triple Frontier and The Hurt Locker.
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Kathryn BigelowMark Boal
Matthew Budman
Megan Ellison
Companies
Production Company
Watch Detroit Trailers & Videos
Production: What we know about Detroit?
Key Facts
- Eyeing a 2017 release, timed to the 50th anniversary of the riots (Hollywood Reporter, 6/21/16).
- This is Kathryn Bigelow's first project since 2012’s Zero Dark Thirty.
Filming Timeline
- 2017 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2017 - April: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2016 - August: The film was set to Production status.
The ensemble film recently began shooting in Detroit and Boston.
- 2016 - June: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
A summer shoot in Detroit and Boston is being planned.
- 2016 - January: The film was set to Development status.
Kathryn Bigelow will direct an crime drama from screenwriter Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker). Set to begin principal photography this summer.
Detroit Release Date: When was the film released?
Rent / BuyDetroit was a nationwide release in 2017 on Friday, August 4, 2017. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including The Dark Tower, Kidnap and Wind River.
