The star couple Jay-Z and Beyoncè showed up at London Film Festival with no prior notice. They came out for the premiere of ‘The Harder They Fall.’
Beyoncè also posted a carousel from the event on her Instagram account. The pictures show Sasha Fierce’s gorgeous shots on the red carpet, as well as both Carters in their prime adorableness.
‘The Harder They Fall’ Premiere
The movie the couple went to watch is Jeymes Samuel’s western and his film debut. The Harder They Fall talks about a real historic character Nat Love, who intends to kill Rufus Buck. The reason for conflict is the latter killing the former’s family. Nat Love is played by Jonathan Majors, while other cast members include Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, and more.
Jay-Z served as the producer of the movie. On the red carpet yesterday, he said he was proud to participate in a project representing the Black community.
Reflections on the Movie
At the premiere, Jay-Z also shortly spoke on his reflections:
“Just to see us represented, you know, with a lot of films we didn’t see ourselves in westerns, as if we didn’t exist. It is almost odd; people think that it’s like a caricature, that they are playing roles, but they’re not playing roles. These names like Stagecoach Mary, all the actors in this, they really existed in this time, so just see us represented and see that we have voices. There were so many towns that people didn’t know about, so to bring interesting stories to the big screen and also educate, any time you can do that is just a blessing.”
Idris Elba and Jeymes Samuel echoed Jay-Z’s sentiments. Elba told the PA news agency that “It’s really interesting that these characters really existed one time. No one ever knows about them. Any western fan would be like, ‘Really? I never heard of Rufus Buck,’” Elba continued. “But he was a real guy, so it’s very special.”
Jaymes Samuel added by stating that Black people have been “erased” from the westerns.
“It’s really important because if you take a piece of history away, it’s a domino effect; it affects all history,” Samuel said. “There’s so much scope to these stories. I don’t know why they weren’t being made.”
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Written by Nikita Serdiuk | Twitter: @nktserdiuk
