Benicio del Toro and Don Cheadle reunite 20 YEARS after starring in Traffic to film Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move in Detroit
20 years after their Best Picture nominee Traffic was released, stars Benicio del Toro and Don Cheadle have reunited with director Steven Soderbergh on a new film.
Both del Toro, 53, and Cheadle, 55, were spotted on the Detroit set of Soderbergh’s new film No Sudden Move on Wednesday.
Filming began in the Motor City at the end of September, with the cast and crew members seen wearing face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reunited: 20 years after their Best Picture nominee Traffic was released, stars Benicio del Toro and Don Cheadle have reunited with director Steven Soderbergh on a new film
Cheadle, who is just coming off filming the Showtime comedy Black Monday in Los Angeles last month, was spotted speaking with a crew member.
He was wearing a black chapeau hat with a grey jacket over a brown dress shirt on the set of the crime thriller.
He completed his look with a pair of brown dress shoes as he walked through the set.
Crew: Cheadle, who is just coming off filming the Showtime comedy Black Monday in Los Angeles last month, was spotted speaking with a crew member
His co-star del Toro was spotted wearing a brown suit, without a tie, with matching brown loafers similar to Cheadle’s.
The film is being produced under director Soderbergh’s first-look deal with HBO, with the film slated to debut on HBO Max likely sometime next year.
The all-star cast also includes David Harbour, Amy Seimetz, Jon Hamm, Ray Liotta, Kieran Culkin, Brendan Fraser, Noah Jupe, Bill Duke, Frankie Shaw and Julia Fox.
Dramatic: Don (left) and Benicio (right) co-starred in the 2000 crime film Traffic together, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture
Similar: His co-star del Toro was spotted wearing a brown suit, without a tie, with matching brown loafers similar to Cheadle’s
The story, written by Ed Solomon (Bill & Ted Face the Music, Now You See Me) is set in 1955 Detroit, centering on a group of small-time criminals.
They are brought together to steal what they think is a simple document, but their plans go horribly awry.
Now they try to discover who exactly hired them, and why, as they try to navigate the Motor City in a time of racial strife.
Plans: They are brought together to steal what they think is a simple document, but their plans go horribly awry
Soderbergh most recently directed High Flying Bird and The Laundromat, and he also executive produced Bill & Ted Face the Music, written by Solomon.
del Toro will next be seen in Wes Anderson’s new film The French Dispatch and the upcoming All-Star Weekend, directed by Jamie Fox.
Cheadle will next be seen on the big screen in Space Jam: A New Legacy, which is in post-production and set for release on July 16, 2021.
Coming soon: del Toro will next be seen in Wes Anderson’s new film The French Dispatch and the upcoming All-Star Weekend, directed by Jamie Fox
New role: Cheadle will next be seen on the big screen in Space Jam: A New Legacy, which is in post-production and set for release on July 16, 2021