Denzel Washington Explains How Playing Movie Cops Has Given Him ‘Ultimate Respect’ For Police

The Little Things is still on top!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDenzel Washington’s crime thriller “The Little Things” led domestic box office charts again, pulling in $2.1 million in its second weekend of release.Overseas, “The Little Things” collected $1.4 million in ticket sales from 20 countries. The R-rated film has made $7.8 million in the U.S.

John David Washington, 36, stars in the new Netflix film Malcolm & Marie with Zendaya, 24. The movie, which is being released on Feb. 5, follows a filmmaker and his girlfriend as they confront long-simmering issues between them. Malcolm & Marie was filmed in secret during quarantine using COVID-19 safety precautions.

taking a shot at anti-police protesters.The 66-year-old “Malcolm X” actor said he’s had a first-hand look at the value of police work, after playing law enforcement in several roles throughout his career.“I have the utmost respect for what they do, for what our soldiers do, (people) that sacrifice their lives.

Queen Latifah is putting a new spin on CBS reboots the 1980s TV series, which starred Edward Woodward and also inspired Denzel Washington's film franchise, with Latifah taking the helm as the eponymous heroine. As Robyn McCall, Latifah plays an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

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Sunday AM Final: If you’re looking for any exciting financial action to come out of the movie business, it’s not at the box office, rather the stock exchange, especially in last week’s boom for No. 1 exhibitor AMC.

The Little Things is doing big things at the box office.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWould audiences pay to see a new movie in theaters if they could watch the same title at home from the comfort of their couch? Prior to the pandemic, the response from theater operators and cinema purists would have been a resounding “no.”Yet Hollywood is finding that, at least while a plague of Biblical proportion rages, the answer is: sorta.“The Little Things,” a crime thriller starring Denzel Washington and Rami Malek, topped domestic box office charts,

So much of writer-director John Lee Hancock’s psychological cop thriller, “The Little Things,” seems recognizable and pre-ordained on the surface. The drama offers the trope of a grizzled veteran cop (Denzel Washington) conflicting with a talented younger detective who’s made the grade (Rami Malek), the way they clash, break balls, their various obsessions, a haunted past, and a quirky, alleged serial killer (Jared Leto), not afraid to tease and taunt the police.

Yahoo how he researched his role as a police officer in 1991’s Ricochet, Washington said he went out on a call shadowing a sergeant in his day-to-day job.Washington explained: “I went out on call with a sergeant. We got a call of a man outside his house with a rifle that was distraught.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJohn Lee Hancock’s “The Little Things” started out as a contemporary thriller. But since it took 20 years to come to the screen, it now amounts to a period piece, says costume designer Daniel Orlandi.

Denzel Washington shared his thoughts on playing law enforcement characters amid heightened scrutiny about policing in America.

Running time: 127 minutes. Rated R (violent/disturbing images, language and full nudity) In select theaters and on HBO Max.The No.

Amongst the highly-awaited Hollywood movies up for a release this month is The Little Things starring a power-packed ensemble which is headlined by not one, not two, but three Oscar-winning stars - Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto.

Even before the pandemic, “The Little Things” would have been a throwback.Star-laden thrillers, with studio scale and high-priced craft, are one of those genres that's been mostly squeezed out by the mega-sized movies that crowd Hollywood's assembly lines. A movie directed by John Lee Hancock ("The Blind Side") with Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto is by no means a modest production.

The psychological toll of investigative police work seeps into the bones of John Lee Hancock's gritty neo-noir The Little Things, which captures Los Angeles County's flat urban sprawl and snaking freeways to highly atmospheric effect.