Concrete Cowboys (2020 film)

Concrete Cowboys is an upcoming film directed by Ricky Staub based on the 2011 novel Ghetto Cowboy by Greg Neri which was inspired by the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club.[1] The film stars Idris Elba, who is also producing the film, and is directed by Staub in his directorial feature debut.[2] Other cast members include Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Lorraine Toussaint, Byron Bowers, and Method Man.[3][4] The film is about a 15-year-old boy from Detroit who is sent to live with his estranged father in Philadelphia and learns about the local urban cowboys.[3]

Filming began in North Philadelphia in August 2019.[5] Staub originally got the idea for the film when seeing a man riding a horse down a Philadelphia street, which led him to researching the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club and discovering Neri's book.[1]