The action-packed crime drama,21 Bridgesis due for release on November 22, and we’ve got an exclusive clip from the film.
In it, we find starChadwick Boseman(as Detective Andre Davis) before a captive audience ofSienna Miller,J.K. Simmonsand the incomparableKeith David, opting to shut down all bridges, tunnels and rivers feeding into the city, and preventing every train from leaving. His last instruction, an awfully dramatic one, suggests the entire NYPD is going to be after the baddies who started this mess.
It’s a bold move for a cop, but bold cop moves are what the best cop actioners are made of. We’ll see if21 Bridgesfinds its way into that conversation. But rest assured, Keith David wouldn’t dare put his name on anything subpar.
DirectorBrian Kirktraded his native Ireland for another island—Manhattan (though much of it was filmed in Philadelphia). The vast majority of Kirk’s work prior to this was on the small screen, but on some rather formidable series. The director helmed episodes ofGame of Thrones,Luther, andBoardwalk Empire. This one marks his first American theatrical release. He’ll join a long list of filmmakers from the U.K. hoping to capture a distinctly U.S. city with a fresh take.
Kirk directed from a script byAdam Mervis(The Philly Kid) andMatthew Michael Carnahan, who co-wroteWorld War Z,Deepwater Horizon, and the forthcomingDark Waters.
JoeandAnthony Russo, ofAvengers: EndgameandInfinity Warfame, stepped away from their directing chairs to produce this film. Boseman produced alongside his Marvel comrades. Additional producers areLogan Coles(Message from the King),Gigi Pritzker(Drive), andRobert Simonds(Hustlers).
The film also starsTaylor Kitsch(True Detective),Gary Carr(The Deuce), andJamie Neumann(Jessica Jones).
Check out the clip below.
And here’s an official synopsis from STX Entertainment:
21 BRIDGES follows an embattled NYPD detective (Chadwick Boseman), who is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him. When the search intensifies, extreme measures are taken to prevent the killers from escaping Manhattan as the authorities close all 21 BRIDGES to prevent any entry or exit from the iconic island.
