Samuel L. Jacksonand Grammy Award winner Andra Day lead the cast of the upcoming action-comedy movieThe Honest Liar.Day won a Grammy Award for the 2021 movieThe United States vs. Billie Holiday, which she also starred in and earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. She more recently appeared inNetflix’s 2024 horror movieThe Deliveranceand played herself in Peacock’sBel-Airseries.The Honest Liar’s cast also includes Édgar Ramírez,who previously starred in the second season ofAmerican Crime Storyand in HBO’sThe Undoing.
As perDeadline,The Honest LiarfeaturesJackson playing an acclaimed movie actor, Nick DeFranco, who teaches undercover police officers how to act like criminalsin exchange for avoiding prison time. However, Nick’s job becomes more complicated when he finds himself falling for one of the undercover female police officers he is instructing. The project is written and directed by Wayne Kramer, who previously wrote and directed the 2003 movieThe Cooler, starring William H. Macy. Check out producer Daniel Grodnik’s comments aboutThe Honest Liarbelow:
Wayne Kramer’s forte is creating original stories around people we care about.The Honest Liargrabbed me from the first page, drew me in emotionally, never took its foot off the gas, and ended on a satisfying high note. Samuel L. Jackson as Nick will make this a must-see movie.
What This Means For The Honest Liar
It Is Another Exciting Samuel L. Jackson Movie
The Honest Liarhas assembled an impressive castthat will make the action-comedy movie enticing to watch. Many ofSamuel L. Jackson’s best movieshave cemented him as a dynamic actor who always excels in comedy and action-oriented roles. Grodnik’s comments are a promising sign that this will continue inThe Honest Liar, with Jackson’s portrayal of Nick making it"a must-see movie"that brings Kramer’s original and well-written script to life.
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While Jackson’s star power will be one of the main draws forThe Honest Liar, Day’s inclusion will also be a significant part of the movie’s appeal. She presumably plays the undercover female police officer that Nick begins to fall for during his instructions. Their chemistry will be integral to making the movie work and to have the emotional core that Grodnik references from Kramer’s script. In addition to the characters,the story itself has already been teased to be fast-paced and to have a rewarding conclusion.
Our Take On The Honest Liar
It Is A Movie To Keep An Eye On
While the premise sounds far-fetched, Jackson, Day, Ramirez, and Kramer have the talent to make the comedy and drama work well. FromPulp FictiontoUnbreakable, many ofSamuel L. Jackson’s best performancesstill hold up and helped elevate several original movies.The Honest Liaris poised to be another Jackson movie worth seeing, and one that iseasy to watch through its fast pace, outrageous premise, and ability to not take itself too seriously.
