Emayatzy Corinealdi ("Middle of Nowhere") is in negotiations to replace Zoe Saldana as the female lead in the Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead aka Kill The Trumpet Player says Deadline.
Actor Don Cheadle’s
set to star in and make his feature film directorial debut here. The
story chronicles a few dangerous days in Davis (Cheadle)’ life when he
teams up with a Rolling Stone journalist (Ewan McGregor) to hunt
down a stolen recording intended to reignite his career.
Corinealdi would play Davis' wife Frances Taylor while Boardwalk Empire's Michael Stuhlbarg has joined the film as well
Keith Stanfield ("Short Term 12") will
play Junior, an edgy but impressionable trumpet player involved in the
theft.
Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson penned the script.
Cheadle Daniel Wagner, Robert Ogden Barnum Darryl Porter Vince Wilburn Jr, Lenore Zerman
and Pamela Hirsch will produce the pic
Herbie Hancock is the musical supervisor.
Production begins next month in Cincinnati.
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