There’s a prequel in the works to the 1991 classic "Jackie Brown." It focuses on the relationship between Ordell and Gara, played by Samuel L. Jackson and Robert De Niro in the original (Quentin Tarantino isn’t involved with the project but gave it his blessing). The new film stars Yasiin Bey, and Shadow and Act has details:

Titled "Life of Crime," based on Elmore Leonard’s novel "The Switch" (the original 1997 film, "Jackie Brown," which starred Pam Grier, was also based on an Elmore Leonard novel, titled "Rum Punch"), the dark caper comedy follows the kidnapping of the wife (Aniston) of a corrupt real estate developer (Robbins) by two common criminals (Bey and Hawkes), who intend to extort the husband with inside information about his crooked business and off-shore accounts. But, their plan takes an unexpected turn when the husband decides he’d actually rather not pay the ransom to get back his wife, setting off a sequence of double crosses and plot twists that one would expect from an Elmore Leonard original.

"Life of Crime" will be in theaters on August 19, 2014.