The Venice Film Festival had its first all-video press conference Monday as the director, writer, and stars ofOscar-winning actress Regina King makes herwith this Amazon Film adaptation of Kemp Power's stage play, inspired by a 1964 encounter between Muhammed Ali , Malcolm X, NFL star Jim Brown and soul singer Sam Cooke. These four giants sports, music and political activism spend the evening debating the Black struggle in what was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights movement.
King said the uprisings inspired by the Black Lives Movement in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, convinced both her and the producers of"We didn't know we'd be bringing the film out in this powder keg moment...
Kingsley Ben-Adir, who will follow up his turn as Malcolm X playing Barack Obama in the Showtime miniseriesshowed a side to his historic figures"that the public rarely sees." Ben-Adir noted that in all the video footage of Malcolm X,"he is always in the limelight...constantly responding to the most incredibly atrocious racism.
Entertainment Entertainment Latest News, Entertainment Entertainment Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: TMZ - 🏆 379. / 59 Read more »