PROUD MARY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures), Jahi Di’Allo Winston (film debut), Billy Brown (Cloverfield), Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon), Xander Berkeley (Kick-Ass), Neal McDonough (Homefront), Margaret Avery (The Colour Purple), Rade Šerbedžija (Taken 2)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Babak Najafi (London Has Fallen), director; John Stuart Newman (film debut), Christian Swegal (film debut) and Steve Antin (Chasing Papi), writers; Tai Duncan (Tenure), Mark Anthony Little (Just a Dream) and Paul Schiff (Rushmore), producers; Fil Eisler (CHiPS), composer; Dan Laustsen (The Shape of Water), cinematographer; Evan Schiff (John Wick: Chapter 2), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Mary (Henson), a successful hitwoman working for an organised crime family in Boston, finds her life changed when she meets and befriends a young boy (Winston) who is the son of a man she was ordered to kill…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Taraji P. Henson continues to show her acting flexibility by taking on the lead role in this fun and furious action-thriller.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 23RD MARCH 2018

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