21 Savage is headed to the silver display screen. The Grammy-winning rapper launched the trailer for his upcoming movie American Dream: The 21 Savage Story on Monday (Jan. 8).
Directed by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori and Fam Udeorji, the four-minute trailer options three generations of 21 Savage — performed by Caleb McLaughlin (Stranger Issues), Donald Glover (Atlanta) and himself, “within the warmth of a private disaster,” based on the press launch.
McLaughlin performs his youthful self as he strikes from the U.Ok. to Atlanta and begins stepping into hassle, whereas Glover performs him afterward as he begins rapping and making music with Metro Boomin (performed by Jabari Banks) earlier than being taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), showing in courtroom and ultimately being launched. He ultimately will get to have fun his wins, like successful his first Grammy Award in 2020 for finest rap tune with “A Lot” and being knighted by Natasha Lyonne’s character.
In accordance with the trailer, American Dream: The 21 Savage Story might be in theaters on Independence Day 2024, with “music impressed by the movie” set to be launched on Friday, Jan. 12.
The trailer additionally previews a brand new observe from 21 Savage (actual identify Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph), which begins off with a pattern of Rose Royce‘s 1978 hit “Hoping on a Star.” “The way you that n—a when you possibly can’t go the place you grew up at?” he raps.
Watch the trailer beneath.
Victoria Pedretti (The Haunting of Hill Home), Younger Mazino (Beef), Chad Lindberg (Quick & Livid), Gail Bean (Snowfall), and Druski (Reward This) additionally star within the movie.
Jamal Olori and Stephen Glover wrote the trailer, which was produced by Tara Razavi and Fam Udeorji, who’re additionally credited as government producers.
See the movie poster beneath.
John Canon
