| Blood Brother | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | John Pogue |
| Written by | Michael Finch Karl Gajdusek Charles Murray |
| Produced by | Michael Luisi |
| Starring | Trey Songz Jack Kesy R-Truth Fetty Wap Hassan Johnson China Anne McClain |
| Cinematography | Matthew Irving |
| Edited by | Lester Wilson |
| Music by | Mark Kilian |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blood Brother is an American action-thriller film directed by John Pogue and written by Michael Finch, Karl Gajdusek, and Charles Murray. The film stars Trey Songz.
Premise
A recently released convict begins to take murderous revenge against his childhood friends, whom he believes let him take the fall for a crime they collectively committed. As the bodies start piling up, one of the friends Sonny (Trey Songz), now a police officer, will stop at nothing to put an end to the murderous rampage and to right the many wrongs of their tragically violent past.
Cast
- Trey Songz[1] as Sonny
- Jack Kesy as Jake Banning
- R-Truth as Blaine[2]
- Fetty Wap as Emilio
- Hassan Johnson as Joe
- China Anne McClain as Darcy
- J. D. Williams as Kayvon
Production
Blood Brother was originally titled Brother's Blood, and was announced in December 2015.[3] Principal photography on the film began on January 13, 2016 in New Orleans.[4][5] WWE Studios would be co-producing and co-financing the film under a deal with Lionsgate's CodeBlack Entertainment, with Michael Luisi producing for WWE.[1]
Reception
Blood Brother received mostly negative reviews from critics. Critics of the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes gave the film 17%, based on six reviews, receiving a 3.6/10 average rating.[6] On Metacritic, Blood Brother's score is higher by 1%, holding it on 18%, based on 4 reviews, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 Hipes, Patrick (December 3, 2015). "WWE Studios & Lionsgate's Codeblack Films Unveil Co-Production Deal; First Pic Is Trey Songz-Starring 'Brother's Blood'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ↑ Daly, Wayne (December 5, 2015). "R-Truth To Appear In Upcoming WWE Studios Movie". Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ↑ Middleton, Marc (May 16, 2017). "Apollo Crews Encourages Titus O'Neil (Video), R-Truth Featured In WWE Studios Trailer, The Godfather". Wrestling, Inc. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ↑ "WWE's 'Brother's Blood' Movie is Now Hiring Stand-ins in New Orleans". Project Casting. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ↑ "On the Set for 1/22/16: Michael Fassbender Starts Shooting Universal's 'The Snowman', Antonio Banderas Wraps on 'Security'". www.ssninsider.com. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Blood Brother". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Blood Brother (2018)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
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