Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington are set to team up to star in Netflix’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play ‘The Piano Lesson.’
The pair will reprise their roles from the highly successful Broadway revival of Wilson’s play, which recently concluded its run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, the story follows the lives of the Charles family, a household led by Doaker Charles (Jackson), and an heirloom, the family piano, which is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor. Washington plays Boy Willie, Doaker’s nephew, a role Jackson originated in the 1987 production.
Also in news – Mia Goth joins the MCU for Marvel’s ‘Blade’
Malcolm Washington will direct from a screenplay he adapted with Virgil Williams. The film also stars Ray Fisher (“Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” “Rebel Moon”), Danielle Deadwyler (“Till,” “The Harder They Fall”), Michael Potts (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Rustin”) and Corey Hawkins (“Straight Outta Compton,” “The Tragedy of Macbeth”).
Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and Academy Award nominee Todd Black are producing. Executive producers are Constanza Romero, Jennifer Roth and Katia Washington.
