Screen reports that Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ron Perlman and Joey King have joined the true life drama "Stonewall".
The story chronicles the events around the June 28th 1969
police raid on The Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village section. The
resulting riots resulted in a massive push for the gay rights movement
around the world.
"War Horse" actor Jeremy Irvine will play a young man named Danny whose political awakening forms our
conduit into these groundbreaking events.
Danny meets the suave Danny (Meyers) but catches the eye of the Stonewall's
repulsive manager (Perlman) who colludes with corrupt police, exploits
homeless youth for financial gain, and is even suspected to have had a
hand in some 'disappearances'.
King will play the sister of Irvine's
character.
X-Men: First Class and Antiviral star Caleb Landry Jones would play Orphan Annie, a gay street hustler who forms a bond
with Irvine and ends up participating in the movement.
Jonny Beauchamp would play Ray Castro, another gay activist and one of the first men arrested during the riots. He's also a love interest for Irvine's character.
Karl Glusman Vlademir Alexis, and Alexandre Nachi also star.
Roland Emmerich will call action here using a script written by Jon Robin Baitz.
The film will be produced by Emmerich Michael Fossat and Marc Frydman.
Kirstin Winkler, Adam Press and Michael Roban will executive produce the film
Production has started in and around Montreal. Emmerich is prepping the long gestating Independence Day sequels at the same time.
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