The film is based on August Wilson’s award-winning play of the same name and tells the story of trailblazing blues artist Ma Rainey, played by Viola Davis. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom takes place in 1927 Chicago and the musicians deal with race, music, relationships, and Black recording artists being exploited.

Boseman played Ma’s band member Levee, a trumpeter who strives to find his own place in the Chicago music scene by giving old-fashioned songs a contemporary spin.

George C. Wolfe, who won Tony Awards for directing Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk, helmed the film. Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts are also in the cast. Todd Black, Denzel Washington, and Dany Wolf produced the film with Ruben Santiago-Hudson screenwriting it.

The late Boseman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, which progressed to stage 4. During much of his film career, he worked through his treatment and he never spoke publicly about his diagnosis.

There are talks that Boseman may be the first actor to be nominated for two posthumous Oscar actor nods—one for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and the other for Da 5 Bloods.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is set for a December 18 release date on Netflix. Watch the trailer below.

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The duo is working on the forthcoming adaptation of Wilson’s award-winning play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom for Netflix. The news was announced Wednesday by the streaming giant. 

Davis will star opposite Chadwick Boseman in the Washington-produced project. Emmy winner Glynn Turman, Tony, and Olivier nominee Colman Domingo and Michael Potts round out the cast.

The story follows Ma Rainey, a blues singer in 1927 Chicago as she records her new album. Then tensions boil over between her, her white agent and producer and the bandmates.

George C. Wolfe is set to direct from a script by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Washington is producing alongside Todd Black and Dany Wolf. Constanza Romero is executive producing and Branford Marsalis has been set as the composer.

This isn’t the first time Davis nor Washington have worked on a Wilson screen adaptation. The two starred in the 2010 revival of Wilson’s Fences on Broadway and then starred in the 2016 acclaimed film adaptation of the play for which Davis won an Academy Award. 

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The film is based on August Wilson’s award-winning play of the same name and tells the story of trailblazing blues artist Ma Rainey, played by Viola Davis. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom takes place in 1927 Chicago and the musicians deal with race, music, relationships, and Black recording artists being exploited.

Boseman played Ma’s band member Levee, a trumpeter who strives to find his own place in the Chicago music scene by giving old-fashioned songs a contemporary spin.

George C. Wolfe, who won Tony Awards for directing Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk, helmed the film. Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts are also in the cast. Todd Black, Denzel Washington, and Dany Wolf produced the film with Ruben Santiago-Hudson screenwriting it.

The late Boseman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, which progressed to stage 4. During much of his film career, he worked through his treatment and he never spoke publicly about his diagnosis.

There are talks that Boseman may be the first actor to be nominated for two posthumous Oscar actor nods—one for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and the other for Da 5 Bloods.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is set for a December 18 release date on Netflix. Watch the trailer below.

The post Watch the Trailer for Chadwick Boseman’s Final Film appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The duo is working on the forthcoming adaptation of Wilson’s award-winning play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom for Netflix. The news was announced Wednesday by the streaming giant. 

Davis will star opposite Chadwick Boseman in the Washington-produced project. Emmy winner Glynn Turman, Tony, and Olivier nominee Colman Domingo and Michael Potts round out the cast.

The story follows Ma Rainey, a blues singer in 1927 Chicago as she records her new album. Then tensions boil over between her, her white agent and producer and the bandmates.

George C. Wolfe is set to direct from a script by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Washington is producing alongside Todd Black and Dany Wolf. Constanza Romero is executive producing and Branford Marsalis has been set as the composer.

This isn’t the first time Davis nor Washington have worked on a Wilson screen adaptation. The two starred in the 2010 revival of Wilson’s Fences on Broadway and then starred in the 2016 acclaimed film adaptation of the play for which Davis won an Academy Award. 

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