Emayatzy Corinealdi Steps In For Zoe For "Miles Ahead"

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.