White Boy Rick: Richie Merritt and Bel Powley on Researching Their Real-Life Characters

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Collider’s own Scott Mantz sat with stars Richie Merritt & Bel Powle to discuss White Boy Rick at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.

This weekend, Yann Demange’s White Boy Rick opens in theaters. The movie is based on the true story of Rick Wershe Jr. (Richie Merritt) who started out selling unlicensed firearms with his dad, Rick Sr. (Matthew McConaughey), in Detroit, but eventually became an FBI informant and a drug kingpin all before the age of 17. The film also stars Bel Powley, Rory Cochrane, RJ Cyler, Brian Tyree Henry, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

While at TIFF last week, Scott Mantz sat down with Richie Merritt and Bel Powley, who plays Richie’s drug-addicted sister Dawn. During their conversation, they talked about the research they did on their characters, what it was like meeting Matthew McConaughey, why it was important to keep the movie honest, and the biggest thing they learned about filmmaking while working on this project.

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