The blaxploitation classic gets a modern makeover in the first trailer for Superfly from Sony Pictures. Watchmen scribe Alex Tse scripted the remake, with music video auteur Director X in the director’s chair. Trevor Jackson takes on the role of Youngblood Priest, with Jason Mitchell, Michael Kenneth Williams, Lex Scott Davis and Jennifer Morrison co-starring.
Ron O’Neal originated the role of Priest, the dude with a plan to stick it to the man, in 1972’s Super Fly. Featuring an acclaimed soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield, the film went on to become a classic of the blaxploitation genre. For 2018’s Superfly, Sony enlists superstar rapper Future to craft a new era-appropriate soundtrack. The updated film moves the action from the streets of New York to the city Atlanta.
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