Get Your First Look at Boots Riley’s Latest “I’m a Virgo”
About 5 years ago, Boots Riley kicked the door in at theaters with his directorial debut Sorry to Bother You and left one hell of a mark on our brain for how daring and hysterical and original and how unapologetically satirical it was (the ending is one of the most unforgettable endings we’ve seen in a movie). Of course, we were chomping at the bit for whatever Boots’ next project would be. Talk of I’m a Virgo, the story of a thirteen foot tall black man trying to figure out his way in the world in Oakland, CA was announced to be that very project, but a certain pandemic made the wait for said project longer than we all would have liked.
Thankfully, that wait is coming to an end soon and, as of today, we were all treated to a first glimpse of what I’m A Virgo would look/sound/feel like and it has the makings of something, perhaps, as exciting as Sorry to Bother You (and a star making turn for the lead playing the 13 footer, Brett Gray).
There’s a sense of 21st century magical realism set against the tattered quilt that is America and we’re on board for wherever Riley chooses to go with it.
See for yourself with the I’m A Virgo teaser here, then make sure you have some way to watch Amazon Prime in order to see it when it comes out, presumably, some time this year.