They banter, exchange insults, the younger calls the older “Kojak” and “Colombo.” Another body shows up and Baxter brings big Deke along for kicks, which proves to be game-changing, and not necessarily in a good way. Jim Baxter (“Bohemian Rhapsody's” Rami Malek). Washington is all easy swagger, gleeful grin and penetrating eyes, as he locks in on the hot-shot young detective who replaced him.
More: It's Only Entertainment: Massachusetts will be well-represented at Sundance Film Festival More: Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes search for buried treasure in 'The Dig' He’s back, baby - and this case is eerily similar to the one that did him in. And it doesn’t take long for the script to implausibly deposit Deke into the fray. Meanwhile, a serial killer is terrorizing Los Angeles. When the 1990s-set pulpy thriller “The Little Things” begins, Deke is living up north in Bakersfield and back in uniform for the sheriff’s department running mundane errands, like transporting evidence. In other words, a role befitting an actor as complex as Denzel Washington. He had a triple bypass, lost his job and got a divorce all in six months. detective haunted for years by an unsolved murder, a case he worked so hard it nearly killed him. He’s also written the screenplay.Joe “Deke” Deacon is a walking cautionary tale. The cast includes Sofia Vassilieva, Natalie Morales, Terry Kinney, Michael Hyatt, Jason James Richter, Chris Bauer, and Kerry O’Malley.ĭirecting The Little Things is John Lee Hancock, whose credits include Saving Mr. Jared Leto is also on board… and I won’t be surprised if word comes that he’s playing the killer. Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past. Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma. The film will have Washington playing burnt-out Kern County, CA deputy sheriff Deke (Washington), who teams with crack LASD detective Baxter (Malek) to take down a serial killer. As of now, there’s no official word from Australian distributor Roadshow Films on a local release, although it’s likely the “Untitled New Line” film they have lined up for January 28, 2021. Yep, right off the bat, you can count us in.
release date has been handed to The Little Things, a thriller set to star Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Rami Malek.
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