This is Us writer Kay Oyegun has been tapped to write the biopic of civil rights activist Angela Davis for Lionsgate.
Nina Yang Bongiovi, who produced Dope and Fruitvale Station, and Sidra Smith are producing while Forest Whitaker is executive producing.
Davis began making waves as a member of the Communist Party USA and associate member of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s. She made headlines when she was fired from her job as assistant professor at UCLA by the board of regents, urged by Ronald Reagan, then the governor of California. The ensuing drama saw her regain...
Nina Yang Bongiovi, who produced Dope and Fruitvale Station, and Sidra Smith are producing while Forest Whitaker is executive producing.
Davis began making waves as a member of the Communist Party USA and associate member of the Black Panther Party in the late 1960s. She made headlines when she was fired from her job as assistant professor at UCLA by the board of regents, urged by Ronald Reagan, then the governor of California. The ensuing drama saw her regain...
- 8/3/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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