Straight
Out
of
Compton
director
F.
Gary
Gray
is
now
in
the
Netflix
streaming
business
with
his
newest
heist
film
Lift.
He’s
no
stranger
to
the
genre.
If
you
recall
he
directed
a
successful
ensemble
action
heist
film
you
may
have
seen
called
The
Italian
Job.
Yes,
that
one.
His
new
film
starring
Kevin
Hart
follows
a
team
of
criminals
who
are
experienced
in
their
craft
as
they
“lift”
500
million
in
gold.
As
reported
by
Blavity’s
Shadow
and
Act,
Hart
said
“Cyrus,
I
would
say,
is
two
steps
ahead
at
all
times.”
He
spoke
about
his
character,
who
must
lead
the
charge
with
a
group
of
experienced
crooks.
Hart
Hart,
a
Hollywood
heavyweight,
is
also
an
executive
producer
in
the
film.
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Hart
added,
“He’s
a
well-thought-out
individual
and
every
idea
is
attached
to
the
bigger
idea,”
then
said
of
his
director,
“F.
Gary
Gray
did
a
great
job
of
creating
a
line
that
we
felt
Cyrus
should
be
operating
off
of
and
every
time
that
I
basically
went
outside
that
line
or
put
myself
in
a
position
to
not
be
on
par
with
what
the
line
was.
We
had
great
conversations
and
understanding
attached
to
that.
He
did
a
great
job
of
just
keeping
me
balanced
with
the
performance
of
Cyrus.”
Spoiler
alert
…
Aside
from
the
big
plan
to
lift
half
a
billion
in
gold,
Cyrus
is
once
again
alongside
his
former
lover,
Abby,
played
by
the
talented
Gugu
Mbatha-Raw.
Mbatha-Raw
was
excited
to
be
the
leading
lady
of
the
ensemble
film
and
gave
a
glimpse
of
her
experience.
“This
cast
has
just
been
a
joy
to
be
around,”
she
said.
“I
mean,
[being]
led
by
Kevin
and
his
energy
and
humor
and
wit,
but
I
think
it
is
so
well-cast
when
you’re
part
of
an
ensemble
where
everybody
is
from
different
countries
[and]
from
different
cultures.
Everybody’s
bringing
a
different
energy,
but
also
coming
up
with
their
own
thing
that
really
lifts
you
up.”
“I
loved
filming
in
Italy,
that’s
like
one
of
my
favorite
things…filming
in
Venice,”
she
said.
“All
the
scenes
that
we
had
in
St.
Mark’s
Square
on
the
boats
and
just
being
up
in
the
Dolomite
mountains.
These
breathtaking
locations
were
really
cool
and
just
give
you
sort
of
a
sense
of
the
scope
and
scale
of
this
movie.
It
really
has
a
global
scope
to
it.”
The
role
of
Camila,
played
by
Úrsula
Corberó,
who
is
responsible
for
flying
the
aircraft
around
the
heist,
added
her
feelings
of
unity
amongst
the
cast
that
played
out
onscreen.
“I
love
them
all,”
said
Corbero,
and
added
“I
honestly
think
they’re
the
best
and
[being]
also,
to
share
with
people
from
these
different
cultures,
[who
speak]
different
languages,
and
[bring]
different
energies
and
vibes…
it’s
been
such
a
pleasure.
I
was
crying
on
the
last
day
because
we
were
leaving.”
Lift is
currently
soaring
high
on
Netflix.
