R and J

R#J is an American drama film written by Rickie Castaneda, Oleksii Sobolev and Carey Williams, who is also the director. The film stars David Zayas, María Gabriela de Faría, Diego Tinoco and RJ Cyler. The film is a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet.

R#J
Directed byCarey Williams
Produced by
Written by
  • Rickie Castaneda
  • Oleksii Sobolev
  • Carey Williams
Starring
Music byRene G. Boscio
CinematographyDiego Madrigal
Edited byLam Nguyen
Production
companies
Interface Films
Release date
Running time
91 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021.[2]

Cast
  • David Zayas
  • María Gabriela de Faría as Nancy
  • Diego Tinoco as Tybalt[3]
  • RJ Cyler as Benvo
  • Moe Irvin as Alcide Montague
  • Jacob Ming-Trent as Lawrence
  • Emilio Garcia-Sanchez as Sampson
  • Camaron Engels as Romeo[1]
  • Siddiq Saunderson as Mercutio[3]
  • Ricky Russert as Gregory
  • Francesca Noel as Juliet[1]
  • DeShawn Cavanaugh as Abram
  • Matias Ponce as Young Fernando

Release

The film had its premiere in the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021 in the Next section.[4]

References
  1. Barraclough, Leo (April 7, 2020). "Camaron Engels and Francesca Noel to Star in 'Romeo and Juliet,' Produced by Timur Bekmambetov (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. "Sundance - FPG". Sundance. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. N'Duka, Amanda (April 20, 2020). "'On My Block's Diego Tinoco, Siddiq Saunderson Set For 'Romeo and Juliet' Screenlife Adaptation From Producer Timur Bekmambetov". Deadline. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. Debruge, Peter (December 15, 2020). "Sundance Film Festival Lineup Features 38 First-Time Directors, Including Rebecca Hall and Robin Wright". Variety. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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