‘Superfly’ Helmer Director X On Making An Action Film That Is “An Escape With Melanin” – CinemaCon

“Superfly is timeless.

It’s the definition of cool,” said Director X to open the Superfly portion of Sony’s slate presentation at the 8th annual CinemaCon confab.

The time for X’s iteration of the classic film is different.

It’s set in 2018 Atlanta unlike the original, which was 1972 Harlem.

“One thing has remained,” asserted X, “The hustle.” Speaking with Deadline before the presentation, X contributed his decision to tackle this film as his first studio feature to its…

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