Jay-Z Western 'The Harder They Fall' reimagines the genre with an all black cast
American producer Shawn Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z, speaks to media on arrival to attend the world premiere of the film 'The Harder They Fall' on the opening day of the 2021 BFI London Film Festival in London on October 6, 2021. Produced by Jay Z, directed by Jeymes Samuel and starring Idris Elba, the public will see the film on Netflix.
Samuel, who co-produced and co-wrote the original screenplay, left longtime friend Elba with little choice but to play Rufus Buck, a violent and feared outlaw of the era. The novice director, who grew up watching Westerns on British television, explained"the genre of the Old West was always alluring" but that he wanted to"do more with it".