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1:58 am - 05/31/2012

First Look At All-Star Cast Of Black Cowboy Opera "They Die By Dawn"



It's titled They Die By Dawn - described as a western featuring black cowboys, conceived and directed by Jeymes Samuel of The Bullitts (a collaborative group of artists - both music and film - headed by Samuel).



And you'll be impressed with this all-star cast for They Die By Dawn: Idris Elba, Jesse Williams, Michael K. Williams, Isaiah Washington, Bokeem Woodbine, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Denzel Whitaker, Roger Guenveur SmithRosario Dawson, Kelly HuShanola Hampton, Erykah Badu, and others.

But it's not a feature film unfortunately; it's a short (I don't have length info yet).

The film is reportedly based on a series of real-life stories.

Here's the synop:

Four outlaws with a bounty on each head, set a date for a shootout in Langston, Oklahoma. The last man takes the collective bounty. Violence and mayhem ensue.

Info is limited at the moment, but I did find one profile of The Bullitts that said the project "aims to intertwine narrative, suspense and music into one studio development." In essence, they plan to make a film :)

I'm definitely curious what Samuel is cooking up here, especially with this cast. 

The film is currently in production, with shooting apparently already underway - if not very soon to be - in Melody Ranch, Los Angeles.

Rosario Dawson tweeted the pictures above and below of some of the cast members in costume, on set.















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genbu_no_miko24 31st-May-2012 07:06 am (UTC)
Idris Elba, and Erykah Badu?

I'm sold.
mammary_glands 31st-May-2012 07:07 am (UTC)
opera? does that mean this is a musical? :(
brownxeyedxdork 31st-May-2012 07:08 am (UTC)
Oh I hope they'll release it online or something.
I really want to see this.
pikapika217 31st-May-2012 07:12 am (UTC)
gurl you better see this in theaters!
brownxeyedxdork 31st-May-2012 07:14 am (UTC)
I seriously doubt they'll release this at my theater. (esp since it's a short film instead of a feature length film)
treebraids 31st-May-2012 10:44 am (UTC)
it is a short, it most likely won't make it to theatres.
trixielollipop 31st-May-2012 07:09 am (UTC)
Idris Elba, Jesse Williams, Michael K. Williams, Isaiah Washington, Bokeem Woodbine, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Denzel Whitaker, Roger Guenveur Smith, Rosario Dawson, Kelly Hu, Shanola Hampton, Erykah Badu

Jfc, this is a list of the sexiest people ever!
trixielollipop 31st-May-2012 07:09 am (UTC)
I should say *most of them, because I'm not totally familiar with all of them.
glambbydoll 31st-May-2012 07:14 am (UTC)
mte
callme_morbid 31st-May-2012 07:31 am (UTC)
ikr. this shit is going to be intense.
misoras 31st-May-2012 07:41 am (UTC)
KELLY FUCKING ********HU (omg ilh sry sry)

ia but more w/ ur disclaimer lol

Edited at 2012-05-31 07:41 am (UTC)
misoras 31st-May-2012 07:43 am (UTC)
[no to jesse, clifton, bokeem, roger and denzel tho]
trixielollipop 31st-May-2012 07:44 am (UTC)
I totally looked all of them up and it's like a 70% sexy list. But those sexy people are hotter than a steering wheel baking in the sun in August, tbh.
dothecrunge 31st-May-2012 08:25 am (UTC)
They forgot Giancarlo Esposito!

stylista_11 31st-May-2012 02:16 pm (UTC)
ikr?!
lovedhurtlost 31st-May-2012 07:11 am (UTC)
Uuuuuuugh, Isaiah Washington pisses me off.
pikapika217 31st-May-2012 07:12 am (UTC)
PLEASE BE GOOD

if this fails/flops we'll never get an all black fantasy movie cast AGAIN
isntdaveone 31st-May-2012 07:12 am (UTC)
UGH, isn't Isaiah Washington the one who called T.R. Knight the F word on Grey's Anatomy??
lovexemity 31st-May-2012 07:27 am (UTC)
It's comments like these that make me realize I need an eye rolling icon.
isntdaveone 31st-May-2012 07:35 am (UTC)
nicolesnitchie 31st-May-2012 05:06 pm (UTC)
same
k_nkles 31st-May-2012 08:04 am (UTC)
fuck?


no, he did call him a faggot though.
melbournegirl 31st-May-2012 08:54 am (UTC)
Yeah, he is a massive asshole to work with. I think Grey's was the second or third show to fire him for shady behaviour. It's a shame, because he is a great actor.
ashtraysoul 31st-May-2012 09:00 am (UTC)
yeah, even twice I think

which is sad because damn he's handsome
mahasin 31st-May-2012 10:43 am (UTC)
No, he called Patrick Dempsey one and it was right before TR came out. But then later when they were all asked about if he called TR that he was just kind of brazen about the word.

Not that it excuses the use of the word but technically he did not call TR that.

Edited at 2012-05-31 10:44 am (UTC)
glambbydoll 31st-May-2012 07:13 am (UTC)
i hope this is good
candycheeks 31st-May-2012 07:15 am (UTC)
me too
lovexemity 31st-May-2012 07:14 am (UTC)
Needs more Erykah.


But damn if the guys aren't wearing the hell out of those clothes!

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reiko18 31st-May-2012 07:14 am (UTC)
I would watch the hell outta this.
hera_bearrra 31st-May-2012 07:15 am (UTC)
Jesse Williams? I'm in.

mammary_glands 31st-May-2012 07:26 am (UTC)
he looks like the human incarnation of BJ from barney and friends.
hera_bearrra 31st-May-2012 07:46 am (UTC)
hypermuseic9 31st-May-2012 07:49 am (UTC)
omg i can't
lovedhurtlost 31st-May-2012 12:51 pm (UTC)
Lol I see it.
isntdaveone 31st-May-2012 07:33 am (UTC)
lol, he was on The Chew!
crump 31st-May-2012 10:58 am (UTC)
god he's so fucking cute and sexy I can't even
emesieremonde 31st-May-2012 07:18 am (UTC)
Isaiah Washington was in some special about helping black youth find their roots in Africa and he and his wife ended up finding out their origins and it was really touching :)
ginormouspotato 31st-May-2012 07:18 am (UTC)
ughhh i want to see this so badly but i doubt it will come to any cinema near me :C

and i hope it does really well because we may never get another film, or short film, like this again if it doesnt!
wanderlust_zzz 31st-May-2012 07:19 am (UTC)
Too bad it's only a short film. :/
_xxtom 31st-May-2012 07:23 am (UTC)
here for this
queensabo 31st-May-2012 07:44 am (UTC)
x2
flashnights 31st-May-2012 10:11 pm (UTC)
x3
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