Donald Glover & Caleb Mclaughlin  Become 21 Savage In The First Trailer For ‘American Dream: The 21 Savage Story’

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21
Savage’s
life
is
hitting
the
big
screen
in
a
biopic
starring
Donald
Glover
who
is
also
in
the
director’s
chair.

In
the
first
big
musical
announcement
of
2024,

Donald
Glover
will
star
and
direct
a
biopic
on

21
Savage.
Savage’s
younger
years
became
the
topic
of
conversation
when
he
was

arrested
by
ICE
in
2019
after
Savage,
neé
She’yaa
Bin
Abraham-Joseph,
was
believed
to
be
an
immigrant
illegally
staying
in
the
States.
Later
it
would
be
revealed
he
was
born
in
the
United
Kingdom
and
overstayed
his
VISA.

According
to
a
press
release,
that
tumultuous
part
of
his
life
will
be
the
subject
of
the
new
film.

Caleb
McLaughlin
will
also
play
the
rapper
alongside
Donald
Glover
and
detail
his
move
across
the
pond
to
Atlanta.
The
rest
of
the
cast
is
stacked
with

Gail
Bean
playing
Mama
Savage
and

Jabari
Banks
as

Metro
Boomin
as
co-stars.
It
also
stars

Druski,
Victoria
Pedretti,
Young
Mazino,
Chad
Lindberg,
and
Natasha
Lyonne.

Of
course,
another
important
part
of
the
movie
is
the
music.
Music
from
the
film
will
arrive
on
streaming
platforms
this
Friday,
January
12.

The
movie
releases
July
4,
but
you
can
watch
the
trailer
with
new
music
from
21
 below.