Selma director Ava DuVernay, has been keeping busy filling up her slate with ambitious projects – including this latest addition for HBO that is also seeped in historical significance.
Ava DuVernay
About a year and a half ago, it was announced that Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo had both secured roles in the Disney film The Queen of Katwe, which depicts the story of a young Ugandan chess player, Phiona Mutsei, played by newcomer Madina Nalwanga, who rises from modest circumstances to the heights of international success as she pursues her dreams of being an undefeated champion.
The man responsible for the never-ending franchise that has spanned generations with a newly endowed installment that is currently shattering the global box office and is on course to be the highest grossing film of all time is seemingly having a hard time navigating the potency of the force behind his empowered legacy.
Director Quentin Tarantino is in the middle of a press tour for his upcoming flick, The Hateful Eight and on Wednesday morning, he paid a visit to The Howard Stern Show – one of Sirius Radio’s popular layovers – but things got quite heated when the subject of Star Wars reared its galactic head. The man responsible for the cult classic Pulp Fiction didn’t hold back when expressing his disdain for Disney – the studio responsible for the most talked about film in recent memory.
The recent release of the explosive poster for the most anticipated movie in recent memory – Star Wars: The Force Awakens is gearing up fans that can’t wait to either be reunited with their beloved star-crossed characters or newbies who are ready to discover the magical realm of a saga that has spanned decades.