Exclusive: Rebel Ridge cast interviews with Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb
Now playing on Netflix is Rebel Ridge, written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier and starring Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, David Denman, Emory Cohen, Steve Zissis, Zsané Jhé, Dana Lee, and James Cromwell.
From the acclaimed writer/director of Green Room, Blue Ruin and Hold The Dark, Rebel Ridge is a deeply human yet high-velocity thriller that explores corruption and morality in the context of bone-breaking action and ever-coiling suspense.
Terry Richmond (Aaron Pierre) enters the town of Shelby Springs on a simple but urgent mission-- post bail for his cousin and save him from imminent danger. But when Terry’s life’s savings is unjustly seized by law-enforcement, he’s forced to go head to head with local police chief Sandy Burnne (Don Johnson) and his combat-ready officers.
Terry finds an unlikely ally in court clerk Summer McBride (AnnaSophia Robb) and the two become ensnared in a deep-rooted conspiracy within the remote township. As the stakes turn deadly, Terry must call upon his mysterious background to break the department’s hold on the community, bring justice to his own family-- and protect Summer in the process.
Pierre is best known his roles as Dev-Em in Krypton and later as Caesar in Barry Jenkins' The Underground Railroad. He continued to build his career with performances in M. Night Shyamalan's Old (2021) and the upcoming Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), where he voices the character Mufasa.
Johnson is best known for his role as James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice, for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also played the titular character in the 1990s series Nash Bridges.
Robb played surfer Bethany Hamilton in the 2011 film Soul Surfer and the lead role of Carrie Bradshaw on The CW's series The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014).
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, and AnnaSophia Robb about Rebel Ridge.