Jeymes Samuel (a.k.a. “The Bullitts”) is moving forward with Biblical epic, The Book Of Clarence, which will star Lakeith Stanfield (Death Note, Sorry To Bother You). The film rejoins the two following Samuel’s hit Netflix Western, The Harder They Fall, in which Stanfield portrays Cherokee Bill, a member of the notorious gang led by outlaw Rufus Buck, played by Idris Elba in the film.
Plot details are under wraps, but according to a new interview over at Deadline on Monday, Samuels notes the film follows up from an easter egg in The Harder They Fall in a key dialogue moment where the Nat Love gang regroups with legendary sheriff Bass Reeves to confront Buck who was since pardoned for his crimes, forcefully retreived from a Yuma-bound prison transport and re-settled in Redwood City.
You’re welcome to check out that scene in the film which is now available on Netflix, which also stars Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, RJ Cyler and Regina King. To that end, Samuel goes into the scene word-for-word in his Deadline interview where he also muses about the remaining dichotomical challenges “Black movies” still face in Hollywood’s racist studio system, and the pivotal role streaming has played into getting films like The Harder They Fall funded and subsequently made. Read it all here.