Samo Lives is an upcoming American biographical film written and directed by Julius Onah. The film stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Danny Ramirez, Dane DeHaan, Kathryn Newton, Thomas Kretschmann, Lukas Gage, Chase Sui Wonders, Antony Starr and Jeffrey Wright.
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Premise
The movie is about the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, a notable figure in New York City street art.
Cast
Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Jean-Michel Basquiat
Danny Ramirez
Dane DeHaan
Kathryn Newton
Thomas Kretschmann
Lukas Gage
Chase Sui Wonders
Lucy Fry
Yolonda Ross
Priah Ferguson
Philip Johnson Richardson
Michael Angelo Covino
Samiya Allen-Graham
Charlene Amoia
Antony Starr as Andy Warhol
Jeffrey Wright as Gérard Basquiat
Production
In January 2022, it was announced that Endeavor Content had developed and financed the biopic film Samo Lives, with Kelvin Harrison Jr. portraying Jean-Michel Basquiat while Julius Onah was writing and directing the project after Harrison Jr. and Onah worked together on the critically acclaimed drama Luce (2019).
Filming began on September 15, 2025 in Jersey City, New Jersey. In October 2025, filming had completed with 14 more actors having been added to the cast, including Jeffrey Wright, who had previously portrayed Basquiat in the 1996 film Basquiat.