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Kiki Layne and Sanaa Lathan are celebrating their new film.

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The co-stars were both in attendance at the Native Son HBO special screening at the Guggenheim Museum on Monday (April 1) in New York City.

Co-stars Margaret Qualley, Ashton Sanders joined producers Matthew Perniciaro and Michael Sherman, playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, and director Rashid Johnson, as well as cast members Nick Robinson and Bill Camp at the event.

In Native Son, a young African-American living in Chicago enters into a seductive new world of money and power after he is hired as a chauffeur for an affluent businessman.

The drama premieres on April 6 on HBO.

Ashton Sanders is on the cover of Another Man‘s Spring/Summer 2019 issue, out on March 14.

Here’s what the 23-year-old Moonlight star had to say…

On growing up: “I grew up an ‘other’, kind of a black sheep in my community. I don’t know if it was because I knew that I was an artist, and art in the black community at that time was not considered the ideal thing for a young black boy to be doing.”

On Moonlight: “When I read the script for Moonlight, I had this emotional reaction that rarely happens. I needed to play Chiron. I hadn’t even booked the part and I was highlighting my lines. I knew, I knew. There was nobody else. I needed to do this, because I wanted it to be done the right f–king way, no playing around, so let’s make it happen. I had this hunger.”

On working in Hollywood: “It’s harder to find the right work with studio films, but Captive State, my first action sci-fi, has underlying messages that are a slap in the face to the Trump administration, which I felt was badass. I play a rebel to the system, infiltrating this authoritarian, repressive state. It’s an allegory that is right on time.”

For more from Ashton, head to AnotherManMag.com.

KiKi Layne and Sanaa Lathan are pairing up for pictures!

The 27-year-old and 47-year-old co-stars were both in attendance at the Native Son Dinner during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival at Tupelo on Saturday night (January 25) in Park City, Utah.

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Director Rashid Johnson, screenplay writer Suzan Lori-Parks, and co-stars Ashton Sanders and Nick Robinson, as well as Omar Dorsey were all in attendance at the event.

The movie, which premiered at the festival over the weekend, is about a young African-American man comes of age in the South Side of Chicago during the 1930s.

FYI: KiKi is wearing a Eugenia Kim hat.

The cast of Native Son steps out for the world premiere during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival!

Ashton Sanders, KiKi Layne, Sanaa Lathan, Nick Robinson, Ashleigh Morghan, and director Rashid Johnson attended the event held at Eccles Center Theatre on Friday (January 25) in Park City, Utah.

Rashid was joined by his wife Sheree Hovsepian and their son Julius.

In Native Son, a young African-American man comes of age in the South Side of Chicago during the 1930s.

Don’t miss it when it hits HBO later this year! (via Deadline)

FYI: KiKi is wearing Christian Dior.

20+ pictures inside of the Native Son cast at the premiere… More Here! »

Charlie Plummer and Ashton Sanders pose for photos while attending the Ermenegildo Zegna XXX fashion show during Milan Men’s Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2019 on Friday (January 11) in Milan, Italy.

Charlie is best known for his work in All the Money in the World and will star in the upcoming series Looking for Alaska, based on the John Green book.

Ashton had his breakout role in the movie Moonlight and will soon be seen in the film Native Son.

More stars at the event included The Alienist‘s Daniel Bruhl, Mortal Engines‘ Robert Sheehan, models Winnie Harlow and Maria Borges, and music stars Quincy Brown and Vic Mensa.

The official trailer for the Rupert Wyatt-directed Captive State has arrived, and you can watch it right here!

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John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Colson Baker and Vera Farmiga co-star in the film.

Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents.

The movie hits theaters on March 29, 2019. Watch the trailer for Captive State below!

Denzel Washington is all smiles as he hits the red carpet at the premiere of his latest film Equalizer 2 held at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday (July 17) in Hollywood.

The 63-year-old actor was joined at the event by his co-stars Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo and Kazy Tauginas.

Also in attendance to show their support for the flick was Normani Kordei, Michael Ealy, Ludacris, Larenz Tate, GLOW‘s Britney Young, Ryan Guzman, Grown-ish‘s Trevor Jackson, LL Cool J and his wife Simone Smith, Wesley Snipes, Adina Porter and Gina Torres.

The sequel picks up with Robert McCall (Denzel), a former black ops commando, and his new career as an unassuming Lyft driver. Once again, Robert finds himself unable to ignore people who are preying on the weak and shows how merciless he can be when someone he loves is hurt.

The Equalizer 2 is set to hit theaters on July 20th – Watch the trailer here!

FYI: Ashton is wearing a full Stella McCartney look.