According to Tyrese, some select theaters refuse to play 'Black and Blue' or switch it up with another film either because of the controversial content or the action sequences.
- Oct 29, 2019
AceShowbiz - Tyrese Gibson claimed that his new movie "Black and Blue" that tackled police violence was blocked by some select theaters. He reportedly received hundreds of DMs from fans complaining that they couldn't see the film in some theaters despite it being listed there.
Tyrese said on his Instagram that there was "a lot of stuff going on right now with the movie." According to the 40-year-old actor, certain theaters were reluctant to play the Deon Taylor-directed movie either because of the controversial content or the action sequences.
He first showed that the movie received a high score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. "I think everyone has spoken," he said before moving on to tell his fans that some select theaters across the country either refused to play the film or switched it up with another film.
He also said that he "was told a while ago that this movie is going to affect a lot of people."
"When you swipe and pay for Black And Blue it swaps for ANOTHER movie that they’re showing....????" Tyrese additionally wrote on the caption. "I hate to be one of those that speak to racism so I will let YOU tell me what you think is going on..???? And FYI because of you on a Thursday night!! We were #1 in the early box office!!!!!!"
In another post that showed the Rotten Tomatoes score, he penned, "From 82% to 94% in 48 hours........ It's a slow climb but the outpouring is real."
Meanwhile, the director told his own followers, "Go see this film! It's important! Can't tell you all the s**t we are going through! And how we have had to reach out to the NAACP!! What I can tell you is a '94' a+ cinema score is the highest of any films in the the last 3 years!!! Black or White films !! Thankful for this! And this film is not going away like they hoped!! This one is special!!"
"Black and Blue" also stars Naomie Harris and Frank Grillo. It follows a rookie cop who inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
