RaMell Ross Broke Rules in ‘Nickel Boys’ to Give ‘Agency to People of Color’s Perspective’

TheWrap Screening Series: The director and stars Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson discuss making the film based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel

The cast and director of “Nickel Boys,” the Amazon/MGM Studios and Orion/Plan B film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, gathered for a conversation and audience Q&A following a Saturday evening screening at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Los Angeles. Moderator Carla Renata spoke with Oscar-nominated director RaMell Ross (“Hale County This Morning, This Evening”) and stars Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson about the importance of telling Black stories, the impact of the themes explored in “Nickel Boys” and why the actors were cast in their respective roles.

Adapted for the big screen by Ross and co-screenwriter Joslyn Barnes, “Nickel

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