In March 2004, the studio entered new negotiations with Antoine Fuqua to direct, as well as Denzel Washington to star in the film as Frank Lucas. [7] The following May, Benicio del Toro entered negotiations to star as Detective Richie Roberts, who brought down Lucas.

American Gangster: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin. An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.

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Jan 11, 2025 · Actor Idris Elba collaborated with Denzel Washington for what used to be the latter’s highest-grossing movie, American Gangster. Although Elba greatly admired Washington, he admitted he...

Jan 15, 2025 · For Idris Elba, stepping into character is typically effortless. But while filming the 2007 movie “American Gangster,” the British actor discovered that not everyone approaches their craft the...

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Nov 26, 2021 · A frightening twist. Idris Elba believed he had genuinely been shot by costar Denzel Washington while working on Ridley Scott‘s American Gangster.

Nov 2, 2007 · American Gangster is a 2007 crime film directed by Ridley Scott, featuring Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin in Harlem, and Russell Crowe as Richie Roberts, the detective determined to bring him down.

Nov 24, 2021 · In an intense case of art imitating death, “American Gangster” director Ridley Scott revealed how Idris Elba thought he’d been shot on the set of the 2007 crime flick — all while using a prop...

Nov 24, 2021 · Ridley Scott talks about the scene in 'American Gangster' where Denzel Washington's character shoots Idris Elba's, and how Elba thought he was actually shot.