Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterGabrielle Union and Jeremy Pope have been cast in the A24 movie “The Inspection,” based on the life of filmmaker and Marine Corps veteran Elegance Bratton.Bratton is writing the screenplay and directing the film in his feature debut.
It will begin shooting later this summer.Pope, who received Tony Award nominations for “Ain’t Too Proud” and “Choir Boy,” as well as Emmy recognition for Ryan Murphy’s miniseries “Hollywood,” has landed the leading role in “The Inspection.” He will portray a young gay man who enlists in the Marines.
Union will play the mother whose approval he seeks.Bratton began making films as a U.S. Marine after spending a decade homeless because he was kicked out of his house for being.
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