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American Gangster is a 2007 crime film written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Washington portrays Frank Lucas, a real-life heroin kingpin from Harlem who smuggled the drug into the country in the coffins of American soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. Crowe portrays Richie Roberts, a detective who brings down Lucas' drug empire. Filming was done in New York, and American Gangster is slated for a November 2, 2007 release.
A Harlem heroin kingpin, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) smuggles the drug into America by hiding it in the coffins of American soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is a detective who works to bring down Lucas.
Lonnie Rashid Lynn as Turner, the brother of Frank Lucas
T.I. as the nephew of Frank Lucas
Anthony Hamilton as a singer
Robert Diggs as Jones
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ted Levine as Toback
John Ortiz as Javy Rivera
Yul Vazquez as Detective Alphonse Abruzzo
KaDee Strickland as Sheila, Richie Roberts's lawyer
Production: In 2000, Universal Studios and Imagine Entertainment purchased the rights to "The Return of Superfly", a New York magazine story by Mark Jacobson about the rise and fall of the 1970s heroin kingpin Frank Lucas. In November 2003, Universal and Imagine entered negotiations with director Brian De Palma to helm Tru Blu, with a script by Steve Zaillian based on Frank Lucas. Zaillian interpreted the story as one of "American business and race", focusing the script thematically on corporate business. Production was initially slated for a spring 2004 start. In March 2004, the studio entered new negotiations with director Antoine Fuqua to helm the project, as well as actor Denzel Washington to star in the film as Frank Lucas. The following May, actor Benicio del Toro entered negotiations to star as Detective Richie Roberts, who brought down Lucas. Production of Tru Blu was reset to begin in early fall 2004, with the film slated for a release date of June 3, 2005. In September 2004, actress Dania Ramirez entered negotiations to join the cast of the film, now titled American Gangster. In October 2004, Fuqua abruptly abandoned the project, with the studio citing creative differences for the director's departure. The studio began searching for a new director to replace Fuqua. Due to the search potentially escalating a budget already in the US$80 million range and the difficulty in recouping the amount based on the film's subject matter, Universal ceased looking for a director. The studio canceled production of American Gangster, citing time constraints and creative elements for its reason.
In March 2005, American Gangster was revived as Universal and Imagine entered negotiations with director Terry George to revise Zaillian's script and helm the project. The project was to be financed with a target budget of US$50 million. The following May, actor Don Cheadle was approached to replace Washington as Frank Lucas, though an offer would be held off until George completed his revision of the script. Producer Brian Grazer and Imagine executive Jim Whitaker decided against pursuing George's attempt and to return to Zaillian's vision. In February 2006, director Ridley Scott entered talks with the studio to take over American Gangster from George, returning to Zaillian's draft as the film's basis. Washington returned to reprise his role as Frank Lucas, and Russell Crowe was attached to star as Detective Richie Roberts. Scott chose to direct American Gangster based on the paradoxical values of Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts. Lucas operated an ethical business despite its illegal nature, and Roberts was a womanizer despite his status as an authority figure. Washington, who was not normally a fan of gangster films, chose to portray Lucas when he saw "the arc of the character" had ended with prices that Lucas paid for his actions. Crowe was drawn to the project based on his previous work with the director on Gladiator. Production was slated in summer 2006. To prepare for their roles, the actors met their real-life counterparts. Washington acquired Lucas's Southern accent, and Crowe practiced to match Roberts's manner of speaking and body language, requesting tape recordings of Roberts to assist in his preparation. The following March, the studio rehired Zaillian to rewrite the script for American Gangster.
Filming began in Queens in July 2006. Principal photography was done on both the East Side and the West Side of Manhattan. Filming particularly took place in Harlem, the original setting of Lucas's illegal activities. Production and costume design was emphasized, transforming the location into the rundown streets of lower Manhattan from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Denzel Washington, as Frank Lucas, went through 64 different costume changes. Russell Crowe finished filming in September 2006.
Between April and May 2007, composer Marc Streitenfeld recorded the musical score for American Gangster by using an 80-piece orchestra recorded in sections as well as acoustic pre-records, performed by Streitenfeld himself.
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