Shameik Moore – Movie Smack Talk

It was reported this week that ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse‘ star Shameik Moore is set to star alongside Sydney Sweeney in the upcoming film, Silver Star.

This wouldn’t typically be that big of news, but the movie sounds super strange.

Check out the descrption:

Moore will play Buddy, a 20-year-old Civil War re-enactor who is fresh out of jail and struggling to root himself in today’s world. Buddy is determined to reconnect with his estranged parents by saving their home from foreclosure, whatever it takes. During a botched bank robbery, Buddy takes Franny (Sweeney), an impulsive, pregnant 19-year-old with nothing to lose, as his hostage and together they embark on an unexpected road trip across America.

What in the world? Why is he a Civil War re-enactor? Like, does that factor into the plot in some way? I’d hope so, because if not, why?

Also, this is a straight up comedy, right? Because the “pregnant 19-year-old with nothing to lose” line is supposed to be humorous, right? If it was written to be funny, then congrats. If not, again…why?

I don’t like judging movies before seeing them, and this movie ain’t even being filmed yet, so who knows how it’ll turn out.

I’m gonna be following it though because it sounds like it could either be comedic greatness or a devastating train wreck.

Jurassic World, Star Wars, Batman v Superman, Ant-Man — how in the world can you compete with all those trailers?

The answer is you can’t. It’s impossible. Sadly, we live in this monster/superhero world now, and there isn’t a lot of room for stories about normal people.

Which is why you probably haven’t seen the new trailer for Rick Famuyiwa’s, Dope. The 2015 coming of age dramedy for the post hip hop generation. You won’t find any aliens trying to destroy Earth in this film, the vehicles don’t talk or fly through buildings, and Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t stop by to say, “I’ll be back!”

And I know what you’re thinking, “What? Why would I want to watch this movie then?” Well, I think I just told you why.

Written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa (Talk to Me, Brown Sugar) Dope promises to bring back some classic pieces of 90s hip-hop culture. The film tells the story of an incredibly smart teenager named Malcolm, who has dreams of attending Harvard. But along the way, he must determine who he truly is while dealing with drug dealers, weird classmates, and some pretty awkward situations.

The film stars Shameik Moore, Zoe Kravitz, Kiersey Clemons, and Blake Anderson. Forest Whitaker and Pharrell Williams jumped on as producers. We’re also told that Pharrell wrote some music for the film, and the early reviews claim the songs are, uh, well…dope?

Check out the trailer below, and go support this movie in a theater near you June 19!