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Nicola Peltz shows off her resilience in the trailer for her directorial debut Lola.

The 29-year-old actress takes center stage in the drama, which highlights the titular character’s relationship with her beloved brother Arlo (Luke David Blumm) and their cruel mother Mona (Virginia Madsen).

The trailer sets the scene and introduces an unexpected challenge that threatens to overturn all the hard work Lola has taken on to make a better life for herself.

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Jared Leto and Salma Hayek pose for photos while attending the Gucci show held during Paris Fashion Week on Monday (September 24) in Paris, France.

The stars were joined at the event by White Boy Rick co-stars Richie Merritt and Bel Bowley, legendary actress Faye Dunaway, If Beale Street Could Talk‘s Kiki Layne, model and actress Hari Nef, singers Soko and Jorja Smith, and David Furnish.

Jared has been the face of Gucci for several years and almost always walks the red carpet in styles from the brand.

Salma‘s husband is Francois-Henri Pinault, the CEO of Kering, the company that owns Gucci.

Richie Merritt is the breakout star of the new movie White Boy Rick and we caught up with him to learn some interesting facts about him!

The 17-year-old actor, who was just 15 when he was cast in the movie, is making his acting debut in the film alongside Matthew McConaughey.

Here are the 10 Fun Facts that Richie shared with us:

• 1. I was discovered for the film at my school principal’s office.
• 2. My favorite food is fried chicken.
• 3. I didn’t know who Matthew McConaughey was until I did this film.
• 4. My favorite color is black.
• 5. I bought a grill with my first paycheck.

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Matthew McConaughey joins co-star Richie Merritt on the red carpet at the premiere of their new movie White Boy Rick on Wednesday night (September 12) at the Paris Theater in New York City.

The guys were also joined at the premiere by co-stars Bel Powley, Jonathan Majors, director Yann Demange, and producer Darren Aronofsky. Also stepping out for the premiere was Matt‘s wife Camila Alves.

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White Boy Rick follows a teenager who became an undercover informant for the FBI in the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

The film hits theaters on September 14th.

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Matthew McConaughey discovered the star of White Boy Rick at the principal’s office in his high school!

The 48-year-old actor just opened up about the casting process, which lead to first-time actor Richie Merritt landing the role.

“We’re looking for this role and it is a plum role! Actors from 12 to 18 all wanted this role of White Boy Rick. The director after two years hadn’t found quite the right kid,” Matthew explained.

He continued, “What happens, in a principal’s office in Baltimore high school, on a street casting session…the principal says ‘That’s the the little…you ought to start with right there.’ And this young boy, who understood life on the streets, comes in and gets the role! And he’s the lead in our film and he does a beautiful job.”

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Timothee Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey pose for a photo together at The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and InStyle Party during 2018 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Four Seasons Hotel on Saturday night (September 8) in Toronto, Canada.

Timothee is in town to promote his film Beautiful Boy, while Matthew is in town to promote White Boy Rick. Matthew was joined by his co-stars Bel Powley, Jonathan Majors, Richie Merritt, and director Yann Demange at this event. Matthew‘s wife Camila Alves was also seen alongside the cast.

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Matthew McConaughey got support from wife Camila Alves at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival!

The 48-year-old actor stepped out at a celebration following the premiere of his upcoming flick White Boy Rick on Friday night (September 7) at the RBC House in Toronto, Canada.

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Matthew was joined at the event by his co-stars Richie Merritt, Bel Powley, RJ Cyler and Jonathan Majors, who was celebrating his birthday.

White Boy Rick follows a teenager who became an undercover informant for the FBI in the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

The film hits theaters on September 14th.

FYI: Matthew is wearing a Strong Suit suit. Camila is wearing a Romona Keveza dress and APM Monaco jewelry.