How RaMell Ross’ 'Nickel Boys' Expands the Legacy of Stanley Kramer

Story by Angelique Jackson

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Trailblazing director RaMell Ross honors the legacy of Stanley Kramer's groundbreaking social justice films with his own powerful adaptation of Colson Whitehead's 'Nickel Boys'.

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RaMell Ross, the acclaimed director of 'Hale County This Morning, This Evening', is adapting Colson Whitehead's 2019 novel 'The Nickel Boys' into a film that will continue Kramer's tradition of socially conscious cinema.
Kramer, the legendary producer-director behind classics like 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' and 'Inherit the Wind', founded his own independent production company in 1947 to create films that made a difference - a mission that Ross is proudly continuing with 'Nickel Boys'.

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RaMell Ross, Stanley Kramer, Arthur Laurents, Colson Whitehead, Kramer's independent film production company, Nickel Boys, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, Home of the Brave, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Inherit the Wind

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