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“Black Heat” wastes little time on pleasantries, thrusting its audience directly into a maelstrom of parental fear and violent resolve. The premise is stark: Malik and Alexis are on a desperate, high-stakes mission to retrieve their teenage daughter, Tiana. She has fallen under the sway of King David, a criminal figure operating from the labyrinthine confines of a sprawling apartment complex.

From its opening frames, the film establishes an immediate, almost breathless intensity, signaling a narrative that prioritizes forward momentum and the raw urgency of its central characters’ plight. The story kicks off not with the ‘why’ but the ‘how,’ as the parents are already deep into their dangerous endeavor.

The Unconventional Saviors

At the heart of “Black Heat” are Malik (Jason Mitchell) and Alexis (DreamDoll), a couple whose bond is tested and affirmed by their shared, perilous objective. Their transformation into determined rescuers is compelling precisely because they eschew typical action hero archetypes.

There’s something inherently exciting about a thriller that takes place entirely within one apartment building or complex — a setting that is contained while threatening potentially nasty surprises behind every door. Prolific indie writer-director-producer Wes Miller’s Orlando-shot “Black Heat” doesn’t offer much more than that basic concept, yet he keeps this high-body-count action exercise pounding along in lively if blunt fashion.

Starring “Straight Outta Compton’s” Jason Mitchell and Tabatha Robinson (aka rapper DreamDoll) as parents rescuing their daughter from criminals at a sprawling housing project, the film could have used some additional polish in terms of both script and style. Still, it’s got enough propulsive energy to keep viewers entertained. Dark Star Pictures and production company BLacklight are co-releasing to over 200 U.S. theaters on March 28.

In the opening sequence, marital couple Malik (Mitchell) and Alexis (Robinson) are traveling in their SUV, bantering about favorite movies like “Boyz n the Hood,...

Exclusive: Jason Mitchell (Mudbound) has signed on to star in the feature Black Heat, directed by Call Her King filmmaker Wes Miller.

Joining Mitchell in the pic are rappers Tabatha “Dreamdoll” Robinson and Nle Choppa, in his first big-screen appearance. Miller is directing from a script he wrote. Andrew van den Houten and Miller are producing through their Blacklight banner. Production is currently underway in Orlando, Florida.

Billed as a rollercoaster story of “suspense, drama, and unexpected twists,” plot follows the broken lives of two parents portrayed by Mitchell and Robinson. After failing to get help from authorities, the pair go on a suicide mission to rescue their fifteen-year-old daughter, who’s under the control of the enigmatic King David, played by Nle Choppa.

Mitchell is best known for his breakout performance as West Coast legend Eazy-e in F. Gary Gray’s 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton. He has since been...

Watch The Trailer Download Poster Written and Directed by: Wes Miller Starring: Naturi Naughton, Lance Gross, Jason Mitchell, Johnny Messner, Nicholas Turturro, Tobias Truvillion, Garrett Hendricks, Shiobann Amisial. BET+ premieres highly anticipated action thriller Call Her King, starring Naturi Naughton and Lance Gross, this July! BET+ will premiere original feature Call Her King, starring Naturi …

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Stars: Naturi Naughton, Tobias Truvillion, Jason Mitchell, Lance Gross, Nicholas Turturro, Johnny Messner, Garrett Hendricks | Written and Directed by Wes Miller

As Call Her King opens Judge Jaeda King is having a bad day, she got smacked around at her martial arts class and then her husband tries to join her in the shower which leads to a major argument. It doesn’t get any better after she gets to work, she overhears one of the other judges go off on a racist and sexist rant about her and the case she’s overseeing.

That would be the case of Sean Samuels who will be sentenced for multiple homicides. But moments after she passes a sentence of death, Sean’s brother Gabriel also known as Black Caesar and his crew storm the courthouse.

Writer/director Wes Miller sets up a Die Hard-like situation as King, Samuels, his lawyer Jerry and one of the guards,...

Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive clip from BET+ and BlackLight’s new feature, Call Her King. The thriller will be available to stream on BET+ starting Thursday, July 6th, and centers around a high-stakes hostage situation. After Judge Jaeda King sentences Sean Samuels to death, the convict's brother hijacks the courthouse and threatens everyone in it. With civilian lives hanging in the balance, Jaeda must rely on her skills and intellect to find a way to defend her throne.

Call Her King is written and directed by Wes Miller. Miller has worked on several projects including A Day to Die, Hell on the Border, and Atone. Naturi Naughton leads the film as Judge Jaeda King, alongside Lance Gross as Gabriel, who also goes by the title "Black Caesar." Naughton is most well-known for playing Tasha St. Patrick in Power, while Gross portrayed Calvin in Tyler Perry's House of Payne.

When baddies bust into her courtroom, Judge Jaeda King trades her gavel for a big gun in the trailer for BET+‘s Call Her King, starring Naturi Naughton (Power Book II: Ghost) and Lance Gross (House of Payne).

Written and directed by Wes Miller (A Day to Die) and premiering Thursday, July 6, Call Her King follows Jaeda King (played by Naughton), a judge who has just sentenced Sean Samuels (The Chi‘s Jason Mitchell) to death when the courthouse is hijacked by the defendant’s brother Gabriel aka Black Caesar (Gross).

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Exclusive: BET+ has picked up rights to the previously unannounced action thriller Call Her King, starring Naturi Naughton (Power Book II: Ghost) and Lance Gross (House of Payne), slating it to premiere exclusively as one of the platform’s originals on July 6.

Directed by Wes Miller (A Day to Die), Call Her King follows Judge Jaeda King (Naughton), who has just sentenced Sean Samuels (Mitchell) to death when the courthouse is hijacked by Samuels’ brother Gabriel, also known as Black Caesar (Gross). The Judge must then rely on her wits, strength and skill to find a way to end the standoff, save the hostages and fight her way out.

Also starring Jason Mitchell (Mudbound), Johnny Messner (A Day to Die), Nicholas Turturro (NYPD Blue), Tobias Truvillion (First Wives Club), Garrett Hendricks (FBI) and Shiobann Amisial (Bel-Air), Call Her King is the first production falling under Andrew van den Houten and...

When it comes to werewolf movies, so much excitement relies on the transformation. An American Werewolf In London still stands as one of the all-time achievements in practical wolf-itizing, and newer titles, such as Wolf Cop, have had their go at flesh-ripping, hairy mutations. So how does a low, Low budget affair like Daniel Robbins’ Uncaged stand a chance against more well-endowed genre entries? Don’t expect wicked effects work sans an ending that goes for broke (and even then, the wolves look a bit Halloweenish), but Robbins’ scrappy demeanor continually claws and scratches towards a meaty conclusion. Does it succeed? Well, that’s the million-dollar question (a question far too expensive for this film’s meager budget to answer).

This particular roaring nightmare begins when three college goofballs decide to spend their winter vacation in the middle of a wintry nowhere. Jack (Ben Getz), Brandon (Zack Weiner), and Turner...

Uncaged Breaks Free to DVD

Rlj Entertainment (Nasdaq: Rlje) brings you Uncaged.  Directed by Daniel Robbins (The Friend Zone), the film stars Ben Getz (Grotto), Kyle Kirkpatrick (Stealing Suburbia), Zachary Weiner (The Convenient Job), Garrett Hendricks (The Paragon Cortex), Paulina Singer (The Intern) and Gene Jones (No Country for Old Men). Uncaged is available on Digital Video and on DVD on Feb. 2, 2016 for an Srp of $27.97. Available on ...

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It always makes us happy to learn about a young up-and-coming filmmaker making his very first movie, which is precisely what Daniel Robbins has just done. After releasing a short film last year, Robbins heads into feature film horror territory with Uncaged, and we've got the skinny for ya today.

Uncaged just wrapped production in New York, and it's expected to debut later this year. Check out the first stills from the flick, which stars Gene Jones, who made quite an impression in The Sacrament!

Written by Robbins and Mark Rapaport, the film also stars Kyle Kirkpatrick, Ben Getz, Garrett Hendricks, and Michelle Cameron.

Bloody Disgusting nabbed the first stills. Check one out below, and hit up their site for the other.

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After several nights of waking up in the woods, a troubled teen straps a camera to himself to document how he’s getting there, only to find...

Title: Cafe Writer-director: Marc Erlbaum Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jamie Kennedy, Daniel Eric Gold, Hubbel Palmer, Richard Short, Garrett Lee Hendricks, Madeline Carroll, Alexa Vega, Michaela McManus, Derek Cecil If one has on their “bucket list” seeing a live-action, achingly precious ensemble drama in which a butterfly recites some of the lyrics to “I Want Candy,” then they should definitely see “Cafe.” Then, and only then. Actually… you know what? They may want to hold up and wait a bit longer, rolling the dice to see if some other enterprising would-be auteur works that left-field tidbit into their armchair-philosophizing cinematic treatise on paying it forward or embracing life or some such malarkey. A sincere...