Civil Rights activist and author James Baldwin is recognized as one of the great minds of American literature. And this couldn’t be more apparent than with the desire to explore his life and legacy on the big screen as Billy Porter (“Pose“) is behind an upcoming biopic that will chronicle Baldwin’s life in a feature film adaptation.
READ MORE: Ang Lee To Direct A Bruce Lee Biopic Starring The Filmmaker’s Son We have an idea of who is going to be involved with this upcoming project on the creative side, as Variety is now reporting that Porter will produce, co-write, and star as the author in an untitled film that will be based on the 1994 novel “James Baldwin: A Biography” from Baldwin’s longtime friend and assistant, David Leeming.
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