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screenplay and August Wilson's words. What Denzel said to me, to Scott, to all the actors, the cinematographer, and the production designer was, 'Don't make any decision without August Wilson's words leading you to make that decision.' Whatever you do, let the words inform your decision first. That's what we all had to abide by." Washington also said: "August Wilson wrote a masterpiece. It works on the stage and it works on film. I was determined; I had decided. I was going to film what he wrote. There are a lot of different versions of it, and I had to work through this and that, and boil it back down to what he wrote."
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Troy and Rose continue to live in the same house, but are estranged. Gabriel is sent to live in a hospital. Alberta dies during childbirth, greatly upsetting Troy, who yells to Death that their fight is just between the two of them. He brings the baby, Raynell, home, and Rose agrees to raise the girl
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expanded ... to 2,223 theaters yesterday after keeping it in limited release for the last 10 days. The August Wilson adaptation earned a smashing $ 6.688 million opening day, ... long term predictions are challenging for this $ 20–$ 25m production ... but this is a smashingly impressive single-day
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Marines, returns home, but informs Rose that he has decided not to go to the funeral. Rose is upset and says that, while Troy had many flaws, he tried to do the best he could as a father. Cory reconsiders after sharing memories of Troy with Raynell, who he has not seen since she was a baby.
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that left him mentally impaired, and Troy used the $ 3,000 government payout that Gabe received as the down payment for his house. As
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came aboard to build on a draft written by Wilson before his death. However, Wilson is the only credited screenwriter of the film, while
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because of football practice, Troy demands that he switch back. He later finds out that Cory did not return to the job, so he tells the football coach that Cory is no longer allowed to play. Cory lashes out, throwing his helmet at Troy, and Troy warns his son that this is "strike one".
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1353:"Filming Has Wrapped on Denzel Washington's 'Fences' Film Adaptation; Viola Davis Shares Set Pics (Oscar Potential?))"
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finds its Pulitzer-winning source material fundamentally unchanged — and still just as powerful."
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as her own, but refuses to accept Troy back into her life.
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Busch, Anita; D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 4, 2016).
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