We can only imagine how surreal this must have been.

The Banker opens in select theaters on March 6 and premieres globally on Apple TV+ on March 20.

The Banker was supposed to be Apple TV+'s play into the prestige film space. Starring Marvel vets Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson, it tells the true story of Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris, two African-American businessmen in the 1950s who hired a white man to front their real estate business. It was even going to open at the prestigious AFI Fest in 2019. But then, allegations of misconduct against the film's co-producer (and Garrett's son) Bernard Garrett Jr. emerged, from his half-sister Cynthia Garrett. And while Apple figured out what to do, they …

Apple is delaying the theatrical release of The Banker following sexual misconduct allegations.

The Banker was all set to close out this year's AFI Festival with its premiere, but then Apple pulled the biopic and AFI replaced it with Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, which has already made its run on the festival circuit. The official response from both Apple and AFI stopped short of explaining just why they pushed pause on the premiere, except to say that some "concerns" arose that necessitated them taking a step back to reassess. Now, as THR reports, some sexual abuse allegations against the son of the film's real-life subject explain the cancellation. Directed …

The entire release is now allegedly in question after a family member reportedly came forward with some “troubling allegations” against Bernard Garrett Jr.

Apple has pulled its historical drama The Banker from the AFI Festival a day before it was scheduled to premiere as the closing film of the festival. A screening of Noah Baumbach’s comedy/drama Marriage Story, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, will be shown instead. The Banker tells the true-life story of two businessmen, Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), who were accused of committing fraud in order to lend mortgages to black people who would’ve otherwise been denied those opportunities in a deeply segregated America. The film also stars Nicholas Hoult …

Apple has released the first trailer for The Banker, which will be released as an Apple TV+ original film. Directed by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau), the true-story drama stars Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie as Joe Morris and Bernard Garrett, respectively, two revolutionary businessmen who devised a risky plan to help African Americans pursue the American dream in the 1960s. Although smart and capable, as black men living in the 60s Morris and Garrett were unable to realize their full potential, so they enlisted a working class white man named Matt Steiner (Nicholas Hoult) to serve as …

Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie costar in the trailer for the 1950s-set true story drama The Banker, ahead of its premiere on AppleTV+.