Exclusive: Wynton Marsalis On-board To Score 'Robeson' (Prominent Director In Talks To Helm)

From Shadow and Act Tue Dec 18 2012, 00:01:45

An update to our December 4 piece, announcing that British actor and co-star of Showtime's hit drama series Homeland, David Harewood, was in talks to play Paul Robeson in an independently-produced biopic on the life of the legendary man behind the voice, the actor, singer, activist, and all-around Renaissance Man, who would've been 114 years old this year, were he still alive. The project comes from Four Stars International, and will be produced by Greg Carter and executive produced by Richard Akel, with a script penned by Akel and Terry Bisson, with promises of a film that's worthy of its subject. No director is attached yet, but...

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