
Rustin is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by George C. Wolfe, from a screenplay by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, and a story by Breece. It is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground Productions. The film stars Colman Domingo in the title role, alongside Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, CCH Pounder, Michael Potts, Jeffrey Wright and Audra McDonald. It is based on the true story of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who helped Martin Luther King Jr. and others organize the 1963 March on Washington.
Rustin is will have its premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in select theaters on November 3, 2023, before its streaming release on November 17, 2023, by Netflix.
Cast
- Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin
- Chris Rock as Roy Wilkins
- Glynn Turman as A. Philip Randolph
- Aml Ameen as Martin Luther King Jr.
- CCH Pounder as Anna Arnold Hedgeman
- Michael Potts as Cleveland Robinson
- Jeffrey Wright as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
- Audra McDonald as Ella Baker
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph
- Bill Irwin as A. J. Muste
- Gus Halper as Tom
- Johnny Ramey as Elias
- Lilli Kay
- Jordan-Amanda Hall
- Jakeem Powell
- Grantham Coleman
- Jamilah Rosemond
- Jules Latimer
- Maxwell Whittington-Cooper
- Frank Harts
- Kevin Mambo
- Cotter Smith
- Carra Patterson as Coretta Scott King
- Adrienne Warren as Claudia Taylor
- Ayana Workman
Production
In February 2021, it was reported that George C. Wolfe would direct a film based on the life of Bayard Rustin from a script by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black. In October 2021, Colman Domingo was cast as Rustin. Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, and Audra McDonald also joined the cast. Later that month, Aml Ameen, CCH Pounder, Michael Potts, Bill Irwin, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Gus Halper, Johnny Ramey, Carra Patterson, and Adrienne Warren joined the cast. Production began in November 2021 in Pittsburgh. In December 2021, Jeffrey Wright, Grantham Coleman, Lilli Kay, Jordan-Amanda Hall, Jakeem Dante Powell, Ayana Workman, Jamilah Nadege Rosemond, Jules Latimer, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Frank Harts and Kevin Mambo joined the cast.
Upon the announcement of Colman Domingo being cast in the lead role, the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, an LGBTQIA safe-space, community activist center voiced their approval directly to Domingo, espousing that “Your powerful voice helps amplify Bayard Rustin, Godfather of Intersectionality, Planned the March, Brought non-violence to the Movement, Inspired the Freedom Riders, Lost to history because of who he loved, Who he was. Angelic Troublemakers unite!”
Release
Rustin is set to have its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2023. The film will be released in select theaters on November 3, 2023 and premiere worldwide on Netflix on November 17.
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