Exclusive: Michael Jai White on writing, directing & starring in the western film ‘Outlaw Johnny Black’
Hitting theaters on Sept. 15 from Samuel Goldwyn Films is the western OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK, written, directed by, and starring Michael Jai White.
White stars opposite Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash, Byron Minns, Kym Whitley, Kevin Chapman, Glynn Turman, Barry Bostwick and Tony Baker.
Donovan De Boer, Michael Jai White and Grant Gilmore serve as producers, with a screenplay by Michael Jai White.
Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process. He goes into hiding, posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.
With a long list of films that he’s starred in, White made his directorial debut with the action film Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown, in which he also starred. Based on the cult film Black Dynamite which White created and starred, he would go on to write and produce the hit animated television series bearing the same name. He is currently directing and starring in Sony Pictures third install, Never Back Down 3: No Surrender, and will also reprise his role as Princeton in the upcoming Chocolate City 2.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Michael Jai White on writing, directing & starring in the western film ‘Outlaw Johnny Black’
