The Hate U Give (2018)

Two worlds. One voice. No going back.

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.

Directed by: George Tillman Jr.

Written by: Audrey Wells, Angie Thomas

Music by: Dustin O'Halloran

Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, KJ Apa, Common, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Lamar Johnson, Issa Rae, Sabrina Carpenter

Genre: Crime, Drama

Released: 2018-10-19

Runtime: 133 minutes

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The Hate U Give (2018): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Originally, Kian Lawley was cast in Apa's role, but he was fired after footage of him using racial slurs resurfaced.
• On April 3, 2018, it was announced that KJ Apa would replace Lawley.
• On August 1, 2017, Russell Hornsby and Lamar Johnson were cast in the film to play Maverick Carter, Starr's father, and Seven Carter, Starr's brother, respectively.
• On August 23, 2017, Issa Rae was cast in the film to play April, the social activist who encourages Starr to speak out publicly.
• Reshoots were shot along with the KJ Apa's scenes in April 2018.
• When Disney acquired Fox, The Hollywood Reporter stated that the film had lost Fox a total of $30–40 million due to its $23 million production budget and $30 million spent on marketing.
• Apa was brought in to reshoot Lawley's scenes in April 2018.
• The Hate U Give premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2018, and was released in the United States on October 5, by 20th Century Fox.
• The film received critical acclaim and grossed $34.9 million worldwide on a $23 million budget.
• The day prior to the film's release, screenwriter Audrey Wells died from cancer at the age of 58.
• The website's critical consensus reads, "Led by a breakout turn from Amandla Stenberg, the hard-hitting The Hate U Give emphatically proves the YA genre has room for much more than magic and romance."

Source: Wikipedia

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