Rob Peace

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Rob Peace
Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor
Written byChiwetel Ejiofor
Based on The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
by Jeff Hobbs
Produced by Antoine Fuqua
Rebecca Hobbs
Kat Samick
Andrea Calderwood
Jeffrey Soros
Simon Horsman
Alex Kurtzman
Jenny Lumet
Starring Jay Will
Mary J. Blige
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Camila Cabello
Michael Kelly
Mare Winningham
CinematographyKsenia Sereda
Edited byMasahiro Hirakubo
Music by Jeff Russo
Production
companies
Republic Pictures [1]
Hill District Media [1]
Los Angeles Media Fund [1]
Participant [1]
Sugar Peace Productions [1]
25 Stories [1]
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release dates
  • January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22)(Sundance)
  • August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02)
Running time
119 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rob Peace is a 2024 American biographical drama film written and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor and starring Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, and Ejiofor himself. [3] It is based on the 2014 biography The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs. [4] [5]

Contents

The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival [6] on January 22, 2024, and is scheduled to be given a limited theatrical release on August 2, 2024, by Republic Pictures.

Plot

Yale University graduate Rob Peace, known as Shaun at the time his father was arrested for crimes he may not have committed, turns to drug dealing in order to get his father out of jail while maintaining other activities. [7]

Cast

Production

In January 2019, it was announced that Ejiofor would direct the film (after Antoine Fuqua and his wife Lela saw his directorial debut, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind ). [11] [12] In February 2020, it was announced that Stephan James would play Peace and Ejiofor would play Peace's father. [8]

In January 2023, it was announced that Jay Will would be cast as Peace. [4] In February 2023, it was announced that Mary J. Blige was cast as Peace's mother, Jackie. Blige also serves as the executive producer of the film. [3] Later in February 2023, it was announced that Camila Cabello was also cast in the film. [9]

Filming occurred in Newark, New Jersey, particularly at St. Benedict's Preparatory School, in December 2022. [10]

Release

The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024. [13] In May 2024, Republic Pictures, which is also handling worldwide sales, acquired North American distribution rights to the film, scheduling it for a limited theatrical release in the United States across 500 theaters on August 2, 2024. [14]

Reception

The film has a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 21 reviews. [15]

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  2. ↑ "Rob Peace". Sundance Film Festival . Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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  4. 1 2 3 Grobar, Matt (January 30, 2023). "'Tulsa King's Jay Will To Topline Chiwetel Ejiofor's Second Feature 'Rob Peace'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ Rob Peace Review: Ejiofor's Sophomore Slump Features a Brilliant Performance from Jay Will - ScreenRant
  6. ↑ Rob Peace review - Chiwetel Ejiofor's moving fact-based tragedy|Sundance 2024|The Guardian
  7. ↑ Rob Peace Review: An Ivy League Drug Dealer Leads a Dark Survival Story - TheWrap
  8. 1 2 Kroll, Justin (February 25, 2020). "Stephan James to Star in 'Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace' for Fuqua Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Grobar, Matt (February 22, 2023). "Camila Cabello Latest To Board Chiwetel Ejiofor's Sophomore Feature 'Rob Peace'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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  12. ↑ In the biographical drama ‘Rob Peace,’ Chiwetel Ejiofor reframes a life|AP News
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