Daniel Craig in Talks to Join Halle Berry’s L.A. Riots Film KINGS
James Bond star Daniel Craig is in talks to join a new indie film called Kings. The film is set during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and if cast he will star alongside Halle Berry.
According to Variety, Craig would portray “a loner who lives in South Central Los Angeles and falls in love with Berry’s character. When the riots erupt, he will help Berry in protecting her children from the violence.”
The L.A. Riots were an intense time. It exploded after a jury acquitted police officers' use of excessive force during the arrest of Rodney King after a high-speed chase. I grew up in a suburb of L.A., and I remember seeing the fires and smoke rising from the city. 53 people were killed during those riots, and there was more than $1 billion of property damage. I’m surprised a major motion picture has been made about them yet.
The film is being directed by Deniz Gamze Erguven (Mustang), and it seems like solid project for Craig to be a part of. The actor was last seen in Spectre, and it doesn't look like he’ll be returning to Bond
Kings would be the third film I’ve heard about being made with the L.A. Riots as its story backdrop. One of the other films is currently being developed by Ice Cube. It will tell the story of an ex-criminal “who must save his son when a group of thugs raid his place of work in the hopes to steal an expensive amount of platinum.”
Then back in 2012, Justin Lin was developing one called L.A. Riots with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer producing. I’m not sure where that project currently stands, but Lin just directed Star Trek Beyond and is looking at several other projects, so I imagine this isn’t on his priority list anymore.