If you know anything about horror, you surely know the age-old trope where the Black friend dies first.
In Lionsgate’s upcoming horror-comedy, The Blackening, instead asks what happens when all the friends are Black.
Adapted from the Comedy Central sketch of the same name, the movie follows a group of friends whose weekend reunion turns into a nightmare.
While the movie will bring the laughing and the slashing, it also aims to shake up genre tropes along the way.
The film was written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins, with Tim Story as director.
Ahead of The Blackening‘s release on June 16, we compiled everything you need to know from the cast, creative team, where to watch, and more.
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