EXCLUSIVE: Neal McDonough has signed on to star, produce and co-write Boon, the sequel to the actor’s movie Red Stone.
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EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar-nominee Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) is to star in and produce a film based on the remarkable life of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a 19th Century African princess ‘gifted’ to Queen Victoria after she was orphaned and enslaved by a west African king.
Erivo produces with her Edith’s Daughter partner Solome Williams, alongside SunnyMarch’s Leah Clarke and Adam Ackland, and Rienkje Attoh from So & So Productions. Benedict Cumberbatch will executive-produce.
Development is financed by BBC
EXCLUSIVE: Neal McDonough has signed on to star, produce and co-write Boon, the sequel to the actor’s movie Red Stone.
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Cynthia Erivo is taking on a big new role.
Naman Ramachandran Oscar-nominated actor, singer and songwriter Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”) will star in and produce a film based on the life of 19th century African princess Sarah Forbes Bonetta.Omoba Aina, an Egbado princess of the Yoruba people, was orphaned and enslaved by a West African king, then was “gifted” to Queen Victoria in 1850, taken to England and renamed Sarah Forbes Bonetta.
Cynthia Erivo, a two-time Oscar nominee for Harriet (for best actress and best original song) is set to star in and produce a film based on the life of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a 19th century African princess who, after being orphaned and enslaved by a West African King, was taken in by Queen Victoria’s court. Erivo will produce with her Edith’s Daughter partner Solome Williams, alongside SunnyMarch’s Leah Clarke and Adam Ackland, and Rienkje Attoh from So & So Productions.
Also Read: Cynthia Erivo to Star in 'Talent Show' for UniversalForbes Bonetta was originally born Omoba Aina and became a slave at age 5 in the court of King Ghezo of Dahomey. She was taken in 1850 and was renamed Sara Forbes Bonetta after the Navy officer’s ship the HMS Bonetta.Erivo is a two-time Oscar nominee for her film “Harriet” from last year in which she played Harriet Tubman.
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