Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
The Rivals of Amziah King
2025 film by Andrew Patterson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
The Rivals of Amziah King is a 2025 crime thriller film written and directed by Andrew Patterson and produced by Black Bear Pictures and Heyday Films.[2]
It had its world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 10, 2025 and will be released theatrically in the United States by Black Bear Pictures, as the first release from its newly-formed U.S. distribution division.[3]
Remove ads
Synopsis
Kateri's life takes a tragic turn as she loses her mother and leaves foster care. Reuniting with her former foster parent, Amziah, changes everything: he becomes her mentor, revealing hidden skills when a devastating situation arises. Kateri relies on her newfound strength to seek justice.
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Amziah King[4]
- Angelina LookingGlass as Kateri[5]
- Kurt Russell[6][7]
- Cole Sprouse[5]
- Owen Teague[5]
- Scott Shepherd[5]
- Rob Morgan[5]
- Tony Revolori[5]
- Jake Horowitz[5]
- Catherine Dyer as Mrs. McCurdy
- Jason Davis as Winton
- Sandra Ellis Lafferty as Brenda
- Harris Stone as Ross Crown
- Bruce Davis as Sunderland
- Derrick Goodman Jr. as Potluck Dinner Attendee
- Sharon Blackwood as Juanita
- Chip Carriere as Wenyon Amos Stone
- Tony Mareno as OSBI Agent
Remove ads
Production
Andrew Patterson is set to write and direct with funding from Black Bear Pictures and production from Heyday Films. Producers are David Heyman, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, Jeffrey Clifford, Will Greenfield and Patterson.[8]
In July 2023, it was reported that Kurt Russell was cast in the film.[9][10] The cast also includes Rob Morgan, Scott Shepherd, Cole Sprouse, Owen Teague, Tony Revolori, Jake Horowitz and Angelina LookingGlass.[11]
Filming occurred in Alabama during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike in which SAG-AFTRA granted the filmmakers an interim agreement to allow principal photography to occur during the strike.[12]
In August 2023, it was announced that filming wrapped in Alabama.[13][14]
Release
It had its world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 10, 2025.[15] In August 2025, Black Bear Pictures announced that they would release the film themselves theatrically through their new U.S. distribution division, with a release date to be announced.[16]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 29 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.0/10.[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[18]
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads