First WHITE BOY RICK Trailer and Poster Feature Richie Merritt And Matthew McConaughey

Richie Merritt and Matthew McConaughey star as Richard Wershe Jr. and Richard Wershe Sr. in Columbia Pictures’ and Studio 8’s WHITE BOY RICK.

Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, WHITE BOY RICK is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison.

See the trailer now.

The cast also includes Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry, Rory Cochrane, RJ Cyler, Jonathan Majors, Eddie Marsan, with Bruce Dern and Piper Laurie.

Directed by Yann Demange (71) and written by Andy Weiss and Logan & Noah Miller, WHITE BOY RICK opens in theaters Fall 2018.

(l to r) “White Boy Rick” (Richie Merritt), FBI Agent Alex Snyder (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and FBI Agent Frank Byrd (Rory Cochrane) discuss their plans in Columbia Pictures’ and Studio 8’s WHITE BOY RICK. PHOTO BY: Scott Garfield © 2018 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

(l to r) “Lil Man” (Jonathan Majors), Cathy (Taylour Paige), “White Boy Rick” Richie Merritt, “Boo” (RJ Cyler) and “Big Man” (YG), in Las Vegas for a boxing fight in Columbia Pictures’ and Studio 8’s WHITE BOY RICK. PHOTO BY: Scott Garfield © 2018 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved