Fans of the lateChadwick Bosemancan look forward to one of his true-story-based dramas coming to a new streaming home soon. Having gotten his start in acting with a number of supporting roles, Boseman found his first breakthrough in the world of historical storytelling withthe 2013 sports drama42, playing the iconic baseball star Jackie Robinson. The actor would continue his work in the true story genre, which included the quick follow-up to42in the form of the James Brown biopic,Get On Up.
Outside the genre,Boseman is arguably best knownfor his turn as Wakandan prince-turned-ruler T’Challa, aka the Black Panther, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making his debut inCaptain America: Civil Warand returning for his solo movie and bothAvengers: Infinity WarandEndgame. Just prior to his death in 2020, Boseman had lined up what would become two of his most acclaimed roles in Spike Lee’sDa 5 Bloods,Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, for which he earned a Golden Globe win and Oscar nomination, and Marvel’sWhat If…?, for which he earned an Emmy Award.
Marshall Is Coming To Max In January
It’s Been Missing From Streaming For Some Time
After having played Jackie Robinson and James Brown, Boseman rounded out his tenure in the true story genre withMarshall. The 2017 movie, also starring Sterling K. Brown, Josh Gad and Dan Stevens, explored the early career of Thurgood Marshall, the NAACP lawyer who would go on to become the first African American Supreme Court Justice. Though failing to recuperate its budget at the box office,Marshallgarnered generally positive reviews from critics and Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for Diane Warren and Common’s “Stand Up for Something”.
Now, close to eight years after the movie made its world premiere at its titular subject’s Alma mater of Howard University,Maxhas revealed thatMarshallwill be joining the streaming platform’s library. The Boseman-led true story legal drama is set to begin streaming on January 15. The movie has been absent from streaming platforms for some time, having once been available on Netflix.
Why You Should Watch Marshall
An Old-Fashioned Legal Drama Led By A Powerful Performance
Having come a few years after42andGet On Up’s release,Marshallmay not have matched up to the same entertaining heights ofBoseman’s other true story projects,but it certainly remains one of the more underrated in the actor’s filmography. Much like his work with Jackie Robinson and James Brown, Boseman found a way to tap into the status quo-upending nature of the movie’s subject that combined both power and heart to largely live up to the legacy of the history-changing Marshall.
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Another major reason whyMarshallnot only clicked with critics, but is also well-worth watching upon its Max debut, is its courtroom drama aesthetic. While still largely a true telling of its real-world case, writers Michael and Jacob Koskoff delivered some effectivelegal thrills in the vein of the best John Grisham and James Patterson stories. Combined with some still-timely exploration of systemic racism, those who miss Boseman’s involvement in culture-defining projects are sure to tune in to the movie when it begins streaming.
WhatScreenRantHas Said AboutMarshall:
As a whole, the movie is on the same level of creative quality as those featuring Boseman playing other famous African-American icons before it.Marshallmay not have much more luck gaining traction this awards season than42andGet on Updid before it, but it does give its star another feather to add to his cap. —Marshall Review
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Marshall is a biographical legal drama directed by Reginald Hudlin. The film stars Chadwick Boseman as Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, focusing on a pivotal early case in his career. Co-starring Josh Gad as attorney Sam Friedman, the story delves into their defense of a black chauffeur accused of sexual assault by his white employer.
