Leslie Odom

Date of Birth

1981-08-06

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Murder on the Orient Express, Red Tails, Needle in a Timestack, Harriet, The Many Saints of Newark

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Is The Exorcist: Believer Worth Adding To Your Blu-Ray Collection?

Posted 3 years ago

This controversial release is very well done with a bevy of extras but the biggest hurdle will be getting over the bad word of mouth.

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The Many Saints of Newark: Interviews w/ Gandolfini, Farmiga, Bernthal, Nivola & more

Posted 5 years ago

I really enjoyed Alan Taylor and David Chase’s The Many Saints of Newark. A prequel to The Sopranos, the film charts the downfall of gangster Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), a legendary but never seen figure on the TV series and...

Movie Reviews

The Many Saints of Newark Review

Posted 5 years ago

PLOT: Years before running the mob in New Jersey, Anthony Soprano (Michael Gandolfini) is a young man being raised in Newark, with his dad Johnny Boy (Jon Bernthal), a mob captain who doesn’t want his son involved in the family...

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Freida Pinto could be the last woman on the planet in Only trailer

Posted 7 years ago

I have been wanting to check out writer/director Takashi Doscher's sci-fi thriller ONLY ever since I first caught word about it last April, so I'm glad to hear that the film will be getting an On Demand and limited theatrical release on March...

Amblin and Cynthia Erivo team on podcast-inspired thriller Carrier

Posted 7 years ago

Grab your E-Z Pass, some choice road tunes, and settle in for a long haul, because Amblin Partners is gearing up to hit the open road with a film based on the sci-fi podcast Carrier. Created by the audio studio...

Regina King to make directing debut with One Night in Miami adaptation

Posted 7 years ago

Not long after delivering a powerhouse performance as Angela Abar / Sister Night for HBO's WATCHMEN, it's been announced that scene-stealing actress Regina King will soon be making her directorial debut with ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI. The film is an adaptation...

Studio exec once suggested Julia Roberts for Harriet Tubman biopic

Posted 7 years ago

Here at Joblo.com facts matter. We strive to bring you the coolest and most interesting stories but it's also important that we get the information right. 99.9% of the time I think we succeed and a big reason is that...

Review: Harriet

Posted 7 years ago

Review: Harriet Tubman was a remarkable woman who endured so much, fought so hard and exhibited an unbelievable amount of courage to achieve things that deserve to be learned about and admired for the rest of human history. In fact,...

First Harriet trailer finds Cynthia Erivo shining as Harriet Tubman

Posted 7 years ago

Cynthia Erivo had a breakout year in 2018 after shining in movies like BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE and WIDOWS, and it looks like she will continue to turn heads as Harriet Tubman in the new biopic, HARRIET, for...

Freida Pinto may be the last surviving female in Only

Posted 7 years ago

Writer/director Takashi Doscher's film ONLY recently made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, and has caught our attention with its apocalyptic subject matter. Freida Pinto and Leslie Odom Jr. star in it as Eva and Will, who bask...

Production on Focus Features’ Harriet Tubman film is set to begin

Posted 8 years ago

Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski has announced that a production start date has been set for HARRIET, an upcoming film chronicling the life of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Born Araminta Ross circa 1822 in Dorchester County, Maryland, Tubman grew to become...

Leslie Odom Jr. is boarding Murder on the Orient Express

Posted 10 years ago

Pardon me… Are you Aaron Burr, sir? And will you be joining the cast of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, sir? The answers to that are a resounding yes if you're talking about Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom Jr., who made...