Barry Jenkins, the writer/director of 2016′s “Moonlight,” took to Twitter to praise 'They Cloned Tyrone,' the new Netflix film directed and co-written by Tuskegee, Ala., native Juel Taylor. 'It’s one of the best films Netflix has ever made...'
, cult or not -- and one Oscar-winning filmmaker is helping to fast-track it.over the new Netflix film directed and co-written by Alabama native Juel Taylor.in a 3-part thread. “Like a modern day SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR with shades of EDGE OF TOMORROW and PLAYERS CLUB in the visual style of PEAK John McTiernan. And it’s just sitting there… on Netflix… getting a fraction of the flowers it deserves.”Jenkins then zeroed in no Taylor, who was born in Tuskegee.
Jenkins is referring to the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film. Past winners include Jordan Peele, Bo Burnham and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Other nominees include Marielle Heller, Taylor Sheridan, Aaron Sorkin and Bradley Cooper. Sign up for the Black Joy by Reckon newsletter to get positive Black news stories, words of affirmation and weekly curated playlists delivered to your inbox twice a week:featured in the film. “#nowplaying THEY CHOPPED TYRONE by THE CHOPSTARS via @audiomack.”
“They Cloned Tyrone” is a brand new Netflix original film starring Jamie Foxx and John Boyega with multiple Alabama connections. The film, now streaming on, is directed and co-written by Taylor, a filmmaker born in Tuskegee with screenwriting credits that include high profile Hollywood productions like “Creed II” and “Space Jam: A New Legacy” prior to hopping in the director’s chair.
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