Directed by George Nofi and starring "Falcon" Anthony McKay, "S.H.I.E.L.D." Samuel Jackson, and "X-Men- Beast" Nicholas Holt, the movie "The Banker" today released character posters and "Lone Brave" trailers. Based on true events, the film tells the legendary experience of two black entrepreneurs who had to hire white people to do business for themselves in the 1950s in the 1950s, where racial discrimination was rife, and created an industrial empire all the way across the sea. The poster presents a contrast between the film's image and the real prototype in the form of a character profile, the protagonist's archetype Bernard Garrett, the first African-American to own his own bank, who owned 177 buildings at the peak of his partner Joe Morris and was an important figure in the fight against the segregation system in Los Angeles. The film is currently scheduled and will be released nationwide on November 26.
Film Reality Reflects the real life of a legendary character
In the character poster released this time, the character image and the prototype photo are presented in the same frame, and the film and reality are reflected, adding to the real texture and legend of the film. In the movie, Bernard, played by Anthony McKay, is a financial genius, but because of his black identity, his entrepreneurial status is limited at every turn, Samuel Jackson's open-minded humor is his important entrepreneurial partner; in the face of the harsh environment, the two come up with a strange trick: hire a white man to play the "boss" of his industrial empire; Nicholas Holt plays the white boy Matt, from a "financial white" who knows nothing to a "decent banker" who enters and leaves high society, in only three months. The trajectory of the three people's lives did not intersect, but they came together because of a "crazy" plan.
The real-life Bernard Garrett was also born in Texas, and showed a talent for business from an early age, he worked odd jobs, did cleaning services, collected waste paper, gradually accumulated principal to buy real estate in Los Angeles, becoming the first African American to own a bank; Joe Morris and Bernard together bought the first bank in Texas in 1964; Matt Steiner worked as a milkman and real estate salesman before being hired by the two; in his heyday, they owned a total of 177 buildings. He is an important figure in the fight against the residential segregation system in Los Angeles. The film truly restores the legendary experience of these three "bankers" and pays tribute to their valuable spirit of not fearing power and daring to resist.
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Reunion & X-Men "Lone Courage" Entrepreneurship "Captain + Director + Principal" Dream Linkage
Along with the character poster, there is also a "LoneLy Edition" trailer, which shows the difficulties of this "black and white combination" on the road to entrepreneurship, and although their bold and adventurous entrepreneurial tricks have ushered in the highlight moment of their careers, they have become the owners of 177 buildings, but also attracted the attention of whites and the federal government, causing a lawsuit... Seeing that the environment is getting worse and worse, and the three people are lonely and courageous, can they make the situation turn around? Where will the fate of the three venture partners go? The development of the plot arouses the audience's infinite curiosity.
Since the announcement of the finale of the film, it has attracted attention with the "Avengers + X-Men" linkage lineup, and many viewers have expressed great expectations, especially around the three stars of Anthony McKay, Samuel Jackson and Nicholas Holt. Some netizens ridiculed this as a "biography of Marvel heroes re-employed", and some netizens said that this time the collection of "'captain', 'director', 'principal' dream linkage, the lineup is strong and has to support", and more netizens have watched the trailer and said that "black business war theme movies have been rare, whether it is from the plot or the style of the painting are looking forward to." The movie "The Banker" has officially announced that it will be finalized in the mainland and will be released nationwide on November 26.
Media number from Taobao Ticket: Banker