Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey stars in the forthcoming true-crime film White Boy Rick, playing the father of Richard Wershe Jr. (Richie Merritt,) who at just 14-years-old became the FBI's youngest-ever informant turned cocaine dealer in the 1980s. The full trailer for the film was released Tuesday (Jun. 4), but it didn't feature two notable cast members: Danny Brown and YG. It's unclear what their roles in the film will be, but a new clip shared by Def Jam CEO and Brown's manager, Paul Rosenberg, features the two rappers.
Also appearing in the film is Jennifer Jason Leigh from the movie The Hateful Eight and Brian Tyree Henry from the hit show "Atlanta," who is also seen in the brief clip posted by Rosenberg.
The official description of White Boy Rick reads: "Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, White Boy Rick is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison."
Studio 8's White Boy Rick was directed by French director Yann Demange and opens in theaters on September 21.
Source: pitchfork.com
