Taglines: Redefine the Hustle.
Youngblood Priest, an Atlanta cocaine dealer, has been working the streets since he was eleven. Brought in by his mentor Scatter at a young age, he has been dealing drugs ever since. He lives like a king with his two girlfriends, Georgia and Cynthia, who know about each other. One night, Juju, a member of a gang called Snow Patrol, hits on Cynthia and is furious when he finds out that she is dating Priest.
Confronting him outside the strip club against Snow Patrol leader Q’s wishes, he shoots at Priest but misses, hitting a bystander instead. The Snow Patrol members drive away, while Priest gives the victim and her friends money and directs them to the best trauma center in the area. After getting home, Priest has an epiphany, never wishing to get shot at again. Priest confides with his second-in-command Eddie, explaining that he wants out of the drug-dealing scene, and that he has a plan. Eddie initially resists, but eventually says that he has his back. Priest also lets Scatter know, who says that he won’t help him.
Superfly is a 2018 American crime film directed by Director X and written by Alex Tse. A remake of the 1972 blaxploitation film Super Fly, it stars Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Michael K. Williams, Lex Scott Davis, and Jennifer Morrison, and follows a career criminal who tries to get out of the Atlanta drug scene, only to have one bad deal put him in harm’s way.
Rapper Future produced alongside Joel Silver, as well as wrote the film’s original songs. Superfly was released in the United States on June 13, 2018 and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the film’s style but ultimately found a lack of substance.
Superfly (2018)
Directed by: Director X.
Starring: Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Lex Scott Davis, Jennifer Morrison, Lex Scott Davis, Esai Morales, Jacob Ming-Trent, Andrea Londo, Dominique Madison, Terayle Hill, Brian F. Durkin
Screenplay by: Alex Tse
Production Design by: Graham ‘Grace’ Walker
Cinematography by: Amir Mokri
Costume Design by: Antoinette Messam
Set Decoration by: Kristen Donaldson
Music by: Josh Atchley
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language throughout, strong sexuality, nudity, and drug content.
Distributed by: Sony Pictures
Release Date: June 13, 2018
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