Since breaking out in 42, Chadwick Boseman has steadily performed real-life figures (Jackie Robinson, James Brown, Thurgood Marshall) or appeared within the Marvel Cinematic Universe as T’Challa (Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Infinity War, Endgame). But for his subsequent movie 21 Bridges, the type of mid-budget action-thriller that Hollywood sadly hardly ever makes anymore, the actor is enjoying an authentic, non-comic guide character, a New York City detective who closes each exit from town till he can uncover who murdered eight cops. There’s nonetheless a connection to the MCU, although: it was produced by Marvel mainstays Joe and Anthony Russo. There’s additionally a well-recognized face from the newest Marvel film, Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Here’s the official plot abstract:
21 Bridges follows an embattled NYPD detective who’s thrust right into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a large and sudden conspiracy. As the night time unfolds, strains change into blurred on who he’s pursuing, and who’s in pursuit of him. When the search intensifies, excessive measures are taken to forestall the killers from escaping Manhattan because the authorities shut all 21 Bridges to forestall any entry or exit from the enduring island.
Directed by Brian Kirk, 21 Bridges, which additionally stars Sienna Miller, Stephan James, Keith David, and Taylor Kitsch, opens on September 27.