Piano Lesson (2024)

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Earlier today, we shared first pictures from the upcoming “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which stars Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, in the actor’s final performance before his untimely passing. The film marks the second major production based on the plays of August Wilson, after the Oscar-winning “Fences.” And Denzel Washington is the man that is leading the charge at making sure more of Wilson’s works get filmed, as he’s already attempting to put together an all-star cast and crew for yet another, “The Piano Lesson.”

According to a New York Times piece, it is revealed that Denzel Washington is already planning his next August Wilson-inspired film project, an adaptation of the 1987 play, “The Piano Lesson.” Not only is Washington already developing the idea, but he already has a cast and director he’d like to bring aboard. The report claims that actors Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington (Denzel’s son, who recently starred in “Tenet”) are the duo being approached for the film, as well as Barry Jenkins as a potential director. [+]

[Gacivory]

Hope this all pans out!

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Full main cast has been announced:

John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) is set to star opposite Honorary Oscar winner Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) in The Piano Lesson — a Netflix film adaptation of August Wilson’s classic play, which will mark the feature directorial and screenwriting debut of his brother, Malcolm Washington. Pic’s starry ensemble will also include Ray Fisher (Rebel Moon), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Michael Potts (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Corey Hawkins (The Tragedy of Macbeth).

[biglou114]

I saw the Broadway revival with Washington/Jackson/Fisher in December.

It really was a terrific show, and am very curious how it is going to be turned into a film.

[Gacivory]

Like that cast! I’m in!

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Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ Adds Gail Bean, Jerrika Hinton, Stephan James & Others

Netflix‘s feature adaptation of the play The Piano Lesson out of August Wilson’s “American Century Cycle” has added six to its cast: Malik J. Ali (Swagger), Gail Bean (Snowfall), Jerrika Hinton (Hunters), Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk), Jay Peterson (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It) and Matrell Smith (The Equalizer).

The casting announcement follows Tuesday’s for four-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Erykah Badu, who will make a cameo appearance with musical performances. John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson lead the film after starring in a Broadway revival of the play which brought the latter a Tony Award nomination, with Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts and Corey Hawkins rounding out the ensemble.

Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson centers on the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family piano, which is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor.

Malcolm Washington will direct, in his feature debut, from his script written with Mudbound‘s Virgil Williams. Denzel Washington and Todd Black are producing, with Constanza Romero, Jennifer Roth and Katia Washington serving as exec producers.

Boasting credits including HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, Ali will next be seen in the second season of Apple TV+’s sports drama series, Swagger.

A core cast member of FX’s Snowfall, Bean was tipped in March to be leading a spin-off to the crime drama in early development at the network. She’s also recurred on shows like P-Valley and counts among her film credits such titles as horror thriller The Belko Experiment and the Sundance-premiering pregnancy dramedy Unexpected in which she starred opposite Cobie Smulders.

Hinton starred for two seasons on the conspiracy thriller Hunters at Amazon, also recurring on the Apple TV+ thriller Servant from director-EP M. Night Shyamalan. She’ll next be seen in a substantial role on Netflix’s limited series A Man in Full from David E. Kelley.

An Emmy and Golden Globe nominee best known for films like If Beale Street Could Talk, Selma and 21 Bridges, James has also previously been seen starring on series like Homecoming (Prime Video) and Shots Fired (Fox). He currently stars opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw on the Apple thriller series Surface, which has been renewed for a second season.

Peterson’s credits include New Line’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and Ang Lee’s TriStar drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.

Smith comes to The Piano Lesson following a recent appearance on CBS’s The Equalizer.

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[Jmillbran]

I wish we could also get the TV special with Charles Dutton and Alfre Woodard. That was a terrific adaptation, directed by Wilson's favorite director, Lloyd Richards.

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[Batmon77]

Erykah Badu......curious....

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZwjt0pjt8w

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Metacritic

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