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EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has put in development Inkwell, a drama from writers-directors-producers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (Antebellum) and their Gloaming Productions banner.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of their Academy Award-winning Warner Bros drama King Richard, based on their own life stories, tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams have teamed with Oscar-nominated Tár producer Alexandra Milchan to develop En Garde, a new feature to be adapted for the screen and directed by the duo known as as Bush Renz (Antebellum).

Angelique Jackson SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not seen “Antebellum,” now available on PVOD.Filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz weren’t worried about pushing the envelope too far with “Antebellum,” their twisty tale of a contemporary Black woman, a slave living on a brutal Southern plantation and the way their fates are intertwined.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJanelle Monae horror thriller “Antebellum” has topped the the lists of the week’s movies streaming on Fandango’s streaming services Vudu and FandangoNOW.Lionsgate decided in early August to ditch a domestic theatrical release for “Antebellum” amid an uncertain outlook for launching movies at brick-and-mortar theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The directing team Bush + Renz — that would be Gerard Bush, 47, and Christopher Renz, 39, partners in life and work — were well into preproduction on their first feature, the psychological thriller Antebellum, when they learned they’d have to face a DGA tribunal. "We did not realize that 95 percent of the time they deny duos," explains Renz.

Janelle Monae is speaking out about the significance of her new movie Antebellum, which was just released on PVOD for audiences to watch at home amid the pandemic.

is meticulously framed and gorgeously lit for optimum cinematic appeal. That so many of those shots are of Black bodies being beaten and lynched, hung and raped and otherwise brutalized is a fact that has and will prove divisive among viewers.The thriller, from writer-director duo Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, first introduces Janelle Monáe as Eden, a woman enslaved on a «reformer plantation» of the eponymous era.

Aaron Neuwirth While the premise of “Antebellum” has been shrouded in mystery, activist filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (credited as Bush + Renz) worked with their crew to deliver a wild ride delving into the current climate of racism.In choosing to deal with the pandemic situation, “Antebellum” will only be available on VOD in the United States, beginning Sept. 18, even though it will see a theatrical release internationally.

Janelle Monae walks the carpet while attending the drive-in premiere of her new movie Antebellum on Monday night (September 14) at The Grove in Los Angeles.

Antebellum (★★☆☆☆), the lushly photographed debut feature by filmmaking team Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz spends its opening act driving home the torturous treatment inflicted on the Black women and men working a cotton plantation under cruel overseer Captain Jasper (Jack Huston). One fieldworker is punished with particular viciousness until she submits to the name her enslaver, known only as Him (Eric Lange), has given her.

Three years after the runaway success of Get Out, directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz have followed in Jordan Peele’s footsteps with another allegorical social thriller about the state of race relations in America. Much like the earlier film, Antebellum is a feature directorial debut that takes a big swing.

How does the historical nightmare of slavery inhabit the present day? “Antebellum,” the feature-length debut of directing duo Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, tackles this question, once explored with originality and nuance by Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” with shallow simplicity.

Janelle Monáe’s upcoming film Antebellum is getting a digital release this September.Lionsgate, the company behind the film release, revealed that the upcoming horror movie will by-pass cinemas next month and head straight to digital release as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues.Written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, Monáe portrays successful author Veronica Henley, who is kidnapped and forced to live out a horrifying reality in which she is an enslaved woman.Monáe’s

The COVID-19 pandemic dominoes keep following. While Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, Online“Antebellum,” a time-bending horror film starring Janelle Monáe, is the latest movie to premiere on digital rental platforms in lieu of its planned theatrical release as coronavirus cases continue to spike.Written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, the film was initially expected to debut in theaters in August.

Also Read: Janelle Monáe's 'Time Is Now' In New Trailer for Horror Film 'Antebellum' (Video)“Antebellum” comes from the producers of “Get Out” and “Us” and is directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, under the moniker Bush+Renz.Monáe stars with Marque Richardson II, Eric Lang, Jack Huston, Kiersey Clemons, Tongayi Chirisa, Gabourey Sidibe, Rob Aramayo, Lily Cowles, and Jena Malone.Bush+Renz also produced the film with Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Zev Foreman, Lezlie Wills.As the

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorLionsgate has taken the Janelle Monáe horror movie Antebellum off its theatrical release schedule for the time being as big exhibition reorganizes itself during COVID-19.Previously, the Gerard Bush-Christopher Renz directed and written movie was dated for Aug.

NEW YORK -- Back in March, filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz gathered their artist friends and a few journalists at Manhattan’s members-only social club, Soho House, for a screening of their first feature-length project, “Antebellum.” They wanted a constructively critical reaction ahead of the planned spring release of the film — a psychological thriller about a Black woman who finds herself trapped in a pre-abolition past.

Janelle Monáe is making quite the transition to acting— after breakout performances in films like “Hidden Figures” and “Harriet,” she’s headed up another season of Amazon’s drama “Homecoming.” Now, the singer-turned-actress is facing her toughest role yet. “Antebellum” is one of the most anticipated films of the year, and Monáe’s given the task of leading a film on her own.

Lionsgate has inked a deal for writer-director team Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz's next film, Rapture, as the studio redates the duo's feature debut Antebellum for a worldwide theatrical release from Aug. 21.

By Anthony D'Alessandro