In this episode, Marcus is joined by film producer, Will Packer, who has produced big screen features such as Think Like a Man and Ride Along. They discuss the new film, BEAST, starring Idris Elba. In the film. Idris Elba plays a widowed husband who returns to South Africa with his two teenage daughters. They find themselves in a fearsome fight for survival in what should have been a journey of healing. The film explores themes of fatherhood and protection set against a backdrop of a return to home, and a struggle to connect with his daughters whose lives are suddenly in jeopardy.
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