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Filmstalker: Whitaker as Louis Armstrong
Fataculture: Cronenberg & Denzel ‘Circle’ Cold War Spy Thriller, Julie Taymor Gathers Cast For ‘Tempest,’ Forest Whitaker To Star In and Direct ‘What A Wonderful World’
Cinematical: Surprise, Surprise: Now We Get Battling Louis Armstrong Projects
Whitaker as Louis Armstrong
Filmstalker —
... , and now he's going to direct his own legend biographical film for the great Louis Armstrong. According to Variety ...
Cronenberg & Denzel ‘Circle’ Cold War Spy Thriller, Julie Taymor Gathers Cast For ‘Tempest,’ Forest Whitaker To Star In and Direct ‘What A Wonderful World’
Fataculture —
... childhood before chronicling his legendary career. That, if you ask me, is exactly the same format of at least the last five or so musical biopics, and the paint-by-numbers approach can only work so many times before its gets boring. Oh wait, it already has. Whitaker better bring something to this monumental story besides his formulae book, because this has all the potential in the world to be better than his previous directorial efforts - “The First Daughter” and “Hope Floats.” [ Variety ]
Surprise, Surprise: Now We Get Battling Louis Armstrong Projects
Cinematical —
Just a few weeks ago, there was word that Charles S. Dutton was working on a Louis Armstrong miniseries with Quincy Jones, and John Sayles -- one heck of a dream team. But of course, this is Hollywood and one project can never be enough -- especially when we're talking about a recognizable icon. Now word comes that we're getting a feature film as well. Variety reports that Forest Whitaker is not only going to star as Louis in an upcoming biopic called What a Wonderful World, but also direct it. ...
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Here is a round up of stories that just didn’t make the /Film front page, or what we like to call…. Page 2!
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