Michael Shannon Reteams With Jeff Nichols For 'Loving'

Probably one of my favorite actor/director bromances right now is the one between Michael Shannon and Jeff Nichols. The actor has been in every one of Nichols' movies to date, and while we (im)patiently wait for the director's big studio effort "Midnight Special" next spring (sadly pushed from release this fall), the duo are charing another project to pair up on.

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Shannon, along with Nick Kroll, Jon Bass, Marton Csokas, and Bill Camp, are joining "Loving," which already has Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga slated to lead. The based-on-a-true-story drama is inspired by the documentary “The Loving Story” directed by Nancy Buirski (here’s our review) which tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, who were actually brought to trial for being in an interracial marriage in Virginia in 1958. While you might think the story is perfect...