Oscar winner Regina King will portray America’s first Black Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm in the John Ridley written and directed feature Shirley which Participant will produce.King has expressed publicly for some time her desire to play Chisholm, and that opportunity is finally happening.
Cameras will roll later this year.King & Reina King of Royal Ties Productions will produce. Jeff Skoll and Anikah McLaren will Executive Produce.Shirley follows the dynamic presidential campaign launched in 1972 by Shirley Chisholm.
The feature is based on her life story rights through an exclusive agreement with the Chisholm Estate, and the movie will provide an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of the ground-breaking political leader during a
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