The Nickel Boys (film)

The Nickel Boys is an upcoming American period drama film directed by RaMell Ross and co-written by Joslyn Barnes. It is based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead and stars Aunjanue Ellis, Ethan Herisse, Fred Hechinger, Hamish Linklater and Brandon Wilson.

The Nickel Boys
Directed byRaMell Ross
Screenplay by
Based onThe Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead
Produced byJoslyn Barnes
Starring
CinematographyJomo Fray
Production
companies
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$29.5 million[2]

Premise

The Nickel Boys is based on the historic reform school in 1960s Florida called the Dozier School for Boys, which was notorious for abusive treatment of students.

The film explores the story of Elwood Curtis, a young African-American boy who is sent to the Nickel Academy, a fictional version of the Dozier School, after he is falsely accused of a crime. While there, he meets a boy named Turner, and the two form a close friendship as they try to survive the horrors of the school and its corrupt administrators.[3]

Cast

Production

The adaptation of Colson Whitehead's 2019 novel, The Nickel Boys, into a feature film was reported in October 2020, with RaMell Ross serving as director and Joslyn Barnes as producer. Whitehead was the executive producer, and Aunjanue Ellis, Ethan Herisse, Fred Hechinger, Hamish Linklater, and Brandon Wilson were cast in the film.[3]

Principal photography began in October 2022 and wrapped in December of the same year.[4] Filming took place in Louisiana in LaPlace, New Orleans, Hammond and Ponchatoula. The office building of the Lafourche Parish District Attorney was used as a filming location in Thibodaux in early December.[5]

References
  1. "Nickel Boys". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Nickel Boys" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  3. Grobar, Matt (October 27, 2022). "Aunjanue Ellis & Four Others Set For RaMell Ross' Colson Whitehead Adaptation 'The Nickel Boys' For MGM's Orion; Plan B, Anonymous Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. "Casting call announced for 'Nickel Boys'; filming planned for LaPlace". L'Observateur. September 16, 2022. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  5. Campo, Colin (December 5, 2022). "Hollywood comes to Thibodaux: Filming underway for 'The Nickel Boys'". The Daily Comet. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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