Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, who never fails to bring something eye-popping to every red carpet joined her co-stars Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson for the premiere of their film The Nickel Boys at the BFI London Film Festival.
He co-stars stepped up to her level. Which isn’t to say that every single choice looks great, but they’re all hard to forget.
Ethan Herisse
Except for that trailing sash, we absolutely love this. It feels like the fit could have been a little better up top and the footwear choice could have shown a bit more flair and personality, but we love how regal this feels.
Brandon Wilson
Mister, you had us until the feet. We’re a bit surprised to admit that we really like the play with proportions, but he’d have been better off with a pegged hem that went past his ankles. This just gives him duck feet.
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
It’s entirely too much and we kind of love it. It’s rare to see an outfit with pants provide all the drama of an over-the-top drag queen gown. The volume overwhelms her and it would have been better to give her neck a little room. It has an unfortunate popping-out-of-a-box quality as it is. Still, it’s dramatic and unlike just about anything we saw on a red carpet this week.
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead and inspired by real-life events, NICKEL BOYS chronicles the powerful friendship between two Black teenagers who become wards of a juvenile reformatory in Florida. In breakout performances that cut to the bone, Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson play Elwood and Turner, whose close bond helps sustain their hope even as truths unfold around them at the Nickel Academy.
Featuring deeply felt supporting performances from Academy Award® and Emmy® nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Hamish Linklater, and Emmy® nominee and Tony Award® winner Daveed Diggs, the film is directed by Academy Award® nominee RaMell Ross (Hale County This Morning, This Evening), with an adapted screenplay by Ross and Academy Award® nominee, PGA nominee, and Emmy® winner Joslyn Barnes. Barnes produces alongside Academy Award® winners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner (12 Years A Slave, Moonlight), and David Levine. Cinematographer Jomo Fray, editor Nicholas Monsour, production designer Nora Mendis, set decorator Monique Champagne, costume designer Brittany Loar, composers Scott Alario and Alex Somers, makeup department head Ignacia Soto-Aguilar and hair department head Shandrea Williams, casting director Victoria Thomas, CSA, supervising sound editors/re-recording mixers Daniel Timmons and Tony Volante, production sound mixer Mark LeBlanc join Ross behind the camera.
[Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for BFI, Lia Toby/Getty Images for BFI- Video Credit: Amazon MGM Studios/YouTube]
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