After Barry Jenkins wowed audiences and critics with his incredible film “Moonlight,” which would go on to win the Best Picture Oscar, film fans from all around have been anxiously awaiting what he has coming next. Now, two years later, Jenkins is back with “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and it sounds like the filmmaker has done it again.
In this new clip from ‘Beale Street,’ we see a scene that sets the table for a large chunk of the film. The scene involves KiKi Layne, Regina King, and others as they find out that the young woman is pregnant with the baby of a man who is currently in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The clip is brief but presents a good example of what Jenkins is doing with this new film, based on the acclaimed James Baldwin novel of the same name.
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Jenkins has put together an incredible cast for his “Moonlight” follow-up. King and Layne are joined by Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael Beach, Ed Skrein, Diego Luna, Dave Franco, and Pedro Pascal.
“If Beale Street Could Talk” hits theaters on December 14.
Here’s the synopsis:
Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple’s unbreakable bond and the African-American family’s empowering embrace, as told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish Rivers (screen newcomer KiKi Layne). A daughter and wife-to-be, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect, and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny (Stephan James). Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.