Back in early 2020, the British musician turned filmmaker Andrew onwubolu — better known by his stage name Rapman —was readying for the release of his feature directorial debut “Blue Story” in the U.S. based on his own experience living in South London, the musical crime drama tells the story of two friends from different neighborhoods who become embroiled in deadly gang wars. The film had already been a hit on home soil, making £4.7 million ($6 million) from a budget of £1.4 million ($1.8 million) the previous November, becoming the most successful British urban film of all time.
Sadly, like so many films due out in 2020, “Blue Story” was an early casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Paramount pulled its planned U.S. theatrical release and set it for digital months later. Another film Rapman was developing —“American Son,” Paramount’s remake of French hit “A Prophet” due to star Russell Crowe —also fell apart.
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