-New Urban Film News- Sony Pictures Germany Set to Release Denzel Washington Drama "Roman J. Israel, Esq." in Spring

Released Last Week in the U.S., Denzel Washington's Latest Film
Hits Germany Heading into Spring 2018

Coming next spring: the German subsidiary of Sony Pictures has announced it's set to release Denzel Washington's latest film, "Roman J. Israel, Esq." in Germany after winter of early 2018.  The film portray Washington as a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when his mentor, a civil rights icon, dies unexpectedly. Shortly thereafter the attorney is recruited to join a firm led by one of the legendary man’s former students – the ambitious lawyer George Pierce (Colin Farrell) – and begins a friendship with a young champion of equal rights (Carmen Ejogo, left).   Set in the underbelly of the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system,a turbulent series of events ensue that will put the activism that has defined Roman’s career to the test. Below is the English language trailer for the newly released drama, and a Movieguide interview with Denzel Washington discussing the film. Current release for "Roman J. Israel, Esq." is slated for April 2018 release in German movie theaters.