{"id":13754,"date":"2015-03-13T00:54:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T00:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=13754"},"modified":"2015-03-13T00:54:56","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T00:54:56","slug":"kerry-washington-to-play-anita-hill-in-hbo-movie-confirmation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/13\/kerry-washington-to-play-anita-hill-in-hbo-movie-confirmation\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerry Washington to Play Anita Hill in HBO Movie, \u2018Confirmation\u2019."},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> has confirmed that<em> Scandal<\/em> star Kerry Washington will star as Anita Hill in a TV movie that will air on HBO. Washington will also serve as executive producer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kerry-washington-anita-hill-getty-images.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13755\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kerry-washington-anita-hill-getty-images.jpg\" alt=\"kerry-washington-anita-hill-getty-images\" width=\"618\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kerry-washington-anita-hill-getty-images.jpg 618w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kerry-washington-anita-hill-getty-images-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Confirmation,<\/em> currently in development, with a script being penned by Oscar-nominee Susannah Grant who delivered <em>Erin Brockovich,<\/em> will focus on the turbulent period that captivated the nation in 1991 as Clarence Thomas came under fire during the Supreme Court nomination hearings due to the damning testimony of Anita Hill who accused Thomas of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>Washington\u2019s casting will undoubtedly help propel the success of a project that is already seeped in all the elements that will guarantee its viability. Riding on the relentless popularity of ABC\u2019s <em>Scandal<\/em>, Washington\u2019s attachment will pull in the level of interest that will help garner HBO a certified hit.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian-American Director Rick Famuyiwa, best known for his 1999 film <em>The Wood<\/em>, has expressed interest in directing but nothing has been finalized yet.<\/p>\n<p>We will definitely keep our keep our laser vision on this juicy item!<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Scandal star Kerry Washington will star as Anita Hill in a TV movie that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[209,1,38,6],"tags":[194,2223,2224,34,2225,835,2221,929,2222],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ 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