21 Bridges: Chadwick Boseman Reteams with the Russos for Crime Thriller

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is about to take a break from the majesty of Wakanda to head over to the Big Apple as the star and producer for STXfilms' action thriller 21 Bridges. However, along with co-stars in Sienna Miller, Taylor Kitsch and J.K. Simmons, he’ll be joined by familiar Marvel Cinematic Universe personnel in the creative department.

21 Bridges will star Boseman as a disgraced NYPD detective. When his character is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, he is given a chance at redemption. In addition to Boseman, Boseman's writing and producing partner Logan Coles and Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo aboard as producers on the film.

21 Bridges Trailer

The debut trailer for 21 Bridges is set to drop on Thursday, April 25; a day in which Boseman’s Thanos-snap-dusted Black Panther will undoubtedly be on the minds of the fans prepping for midnight screenings of Avengers: Endgame.

We’ll be sure to drop it right here when it arrives! – The 21 Bridges trailer, not Endgame, which would be illegal. In the meantime, there's a teaser clip for the trailer, which you can view exclusively onIGN.

21 Bridges Release Date

21 Bridges is scheduled to hit theaters on July 12.

21 Bridges Cast

Chadwick Boseman returns for the Russos, who played a key role in his career, directing his debut as Black Panther in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, and his subsequent role reprisal in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War and (plot development notwithstanding) Avengers: Endgame.

He will be joined by the following main cast players:

J.K. Simmons, the 2015 Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for Whiplash, is onboard. Simmons, the veteran American actor, who set an extremely high bar for future onscreen versions of Spider-Man’s J. Jonah Jameson, has been headlining the Starz sci-fi thriller, Counterpart, and appears on IFC's Brockmire.

Sienna Milller also co-stars. The British actress, who recently appeared in the drama, American Woman, is known for her roles in The Lost City of Z, American Sniper and played signature toy line villainess the Baroness in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

Taylor Kitsch rounds out the main trio. Kitsch, a Canadian actor, broke big on TV’s Friday Night Lights only to fall on his proverbial sword as the headliner of big-budgeted box office bombs like John Carter and Battleship, and also played popular Marvel mutant Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He recently starred as Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh in Paramount Network miniseries Waco and co-starred in the second season of HBO’s True Detective.

The cast also consists of names such as Keith David, Gary Carr, Dale Pavinski and Stephen James.

21 Bridges Details

21 Bridges first entered the developmental pipeline under the title, 17 Bridges. How it earned those four extra bridges is a mystery for now.

Brian Kirk (Luther, Game of Thrones) transitions from television to serve as a director on the film, working from a script written by Adam Mervis (The Philly Kid). Star Chadwick Boseman also serves as a producer, joined in that capacity by Mike Larocca, Gigi Pritzker and Logan Coles.

"Chadwick Boseman’s razor-sharp instincts and undeniable charisma captivated millions of people around the world in Black Panther, and Joe and Anthony Russo have breathed a new energy into the action genre with films like Avengers: Infinity War,” said STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson in a statement.

Fogelson continued: "Their unique and intelligent approach to filmmaking is anything but formulaic, and with Brian Kirk at the helm directing, this film promises to go beyond the typical popcorn fare."

Boseman and Coles have another high-profile project on the docket in the form of Expatriate, a 1970s-set thriller. They're teaming up with Moonlight director Barry Jenkins and producer Marc Platt. Coles and Boseman wrote the screenplay for Expatriate.

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