Morgan Freeman is Duke Ellington
Morgan Freeman will star in as jazz impresario Duke Ellington in The Jazz Ambassadors for director Antoine Fuqua and New Line Cinema.
The movie follows the Ellington orchestra’s tour of Iraq during a 1963 CIA-led coup that would eventually pave the way for Saddam Hussein’s rise to power. Part of the intrigue is the discovery, years later, that the CIA exploited the global zeal for Ellington’s jazz by planting spies in the entourage as the orchestra toured hostile parts of the world. When and if Ellington knew of the program will be part of the drama. Jeremy Donner will write the script.
The project marks Fuqua’s first directorial gig since 2004’s King Arthur. He was attached to American Gangster with Denzel Washington and Under and Alone with Mel Gibson, but neither project panned out. He is expected to direct By Any Means Necessary for Paramount this spring.
Freeman begins shooting next week on 10 Items or Less for writer/director Brad Silberling. Paz Vega also stars.
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