{"id":14811,"date":"2016-02-25T19:19:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T19:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=14811"},"modified":"2016-02-25T19:19:57","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T19:19:57","slug":"birth-of-a-nation-scheduled-to-open-nationwide-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/25\/birth-of-a-nation-scheduled-to-open-nationwide-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Birth of a Nation\u2019 Scheduled to Open Nationwide This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>After enjoying an immensely gratifying reception at the recently concluded Sundance Film Festival, where an intense bidding war culminated with Fox Searchlight emerging victorious after the studio dropped a whopping $17.5 million for rights of distribution, Nate Parker\u2019s <em>Birth of a Nation<\/em> is charged and roaring to go.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-birth-of-a-nation-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14812\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-birth-of-a-nation-5.jpg\" alt=\"the-birth-of-a-nation-5\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-birth-of-a-nation-5.jpg 670w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-birth-of-a-nation-5-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><!--more-->The period epic about an American-born slave Nat Turner who leads the most successful uprising in history, stars Parker, who also wrote and directed \u2013 other major players include, Gabrielle Union, Armie Hammer, Aunjanue Ellis, Jackie Earle Haley, Penelope Ann Miller, Mark Boone Jr., and Aja Naomi King.<br \/>\n<em>Birth of a Nation<\/em> has been slated to open on Oct. 7 which will boost its chances to be in serious contention during awards season.<br \/>\nThis is another victory for Parker, who gave up his acting career for two years in an effort to commit to the demands of ironing out all the logistics required to make the project of his dreams a reality.<br \/>\nThe gamble and sacrifice paid off as critics are falling over themselves with praise for Parker and the film which will have to fend off the likes of Ben Affleck\u2019s <em>The Accountant<\/em>, <em>The Girl on<\/em> <em>the Train<\/em> and <em>Gambit<\/em> for attention as they are all scheduled for same day releases.<br \/>\nBut with heated momentum and a story that is firmly rooted in the fabric of historical significance, it\u2019s hard to imagine <em>Birth of a Nation<\/em> being left in the dust.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After enjoying an immensely gratifying reception at the recently concluded Sundance Film Festival, where an intense bidding war culminated with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,38,6],"tags":[2683,2682,2762,2046,2761,2764,2681,545,2763],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - 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