Friday, May 07, 2010

Winnie's Ex

Terrence Howard is set to play Nelson Mandela in the biopic Winnie reports BT Vision.

Darrell Roodt directs from a script he co-wrote with Paul Johnson and Andre Pieterse. using the book Winnie Mandela: A Life by Anne Mare du Preez Bezdrob as its blueprint.

Unlike her ex-husband who has become universally deified, Winnie is a more complex figure. A controversial activist who was a key component in the anti-apartheid struggle, she later fell out of favor due to her hardline approach and later was convicted of charges in relation to the torture and murder of a 14-year old police informer by one of her bodyguards.

Jennifer Hudson is set to play Winnie

Shooting begins May 31st throughout South Africa.

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