"Nickel Boys" stars Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson, in conversation with IndieWire, give their point of view on helping execute director RaMell Ross's vision for the Colson Whitehead adaptation.

Nickel Academy is based on Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Florida, but beyond visual references to the real place, Ross includes other imagery from the historical record, such as documentary ...

Ad Policy (Courtesy of Orion Pictures). Nickel Academy, a reform school for troubled Florida boys, is not a place of learning—it’s a prison camp. The wards perform manual labor for no pay, can ...

You guys came to play, which made it fun because it felt like a genuine experiment. ... “Nickel Boys” opens in theaters Dec. 13 in New York and Dec. 20 in Los Angeles. Read Next ...

Two young actors find a safe space to explore brutality with ‘Nickel Boys’ LOS ANGELES, CA, OCTOBER 26, 2024 - Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson in Los Angeles on Friday, October 26, 2024 ...

The entire film is shot from the perspectives of the protagonists, two teenage Black boys sent to a brutal, segregated reform school in the Jim Crow-era South. "You’re not just in there with the ...

Without her, “Nickel Boys” might not resonate with audiences. Ellis-Taylor is nominated for Supporting Actress at the Critics Choice Awards (January 12, the day Oscar nomination ballots are due).

Directed by RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys is an adaptation of Whitehead’s novel and opens in a Jim Crow-era Tallahassee as it follows Elwood (played by Ethan Herisse). After being falsely accused as ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson join forces again but they’re a long way from “Daddy’s Home 2,” Mel’s behind the camera for “Flight Risk.” In the movi… ...

Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson star in "Nickel Boys," about a brutal 1960s reform school in Florida. (Ethan Benavidez/For The Times) When Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson got the call for ...