Thu, Sep 4, 2008
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ROBERT BECK'S 'BLACK WIDOW' HEADED TO BIG SCREEN: Rihanna to make film debut opposite Mos Def, Macy Gray and Anthony Anderson.
(May 21, 2008)
*"Mama Black Widow," the 1969 novel from “Iceberg Slim” writer Robert Beck, is being adapted into a movie with rapper Mos Def in the starring role and pop star Rihanna in her feature film debut.
With the backdrop of a black family’s migration from Southern Mississippi to Chicago in the 1930s, the story follows Otis Tilson's struggle to keep his family together as they navigate through a world of alcoholism, pimping, homosexuality and racial degradation.
Other members of the cast include Macy Gray, Brian J. White, Anthony Anderson and Kerry Washington.
The movie is currently in pre-production under director Darren Grant for a 2009 release.
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