Forest Whitaker To Star In David E. Talbert’s Holiday Family Musical ‘Jingle Jangle’ For NetflixPosted by Wilson Morales
October 30, 2018
Source: Deadline
Deadline is reporting that Forest Whitaker has been set to star in Netflix’s holiday musical film Jingle Jangle, directed by David E. Talbert.
Whitaker will play Jeronicus Jangle, a once-great inventor and toy maker who has lost his belief in himself and his inventions, but stumbles upon a second chance and a magical invention, when his granddaughter comes to town for the holidays. If he can get the thing to work in time for the holidays, it will change their lives forever.
The film is produced by Mike Jackson, John Legend, David E. Talbert, Lyn Sisson-Talbert, and David McIlvain. Ty Stiklorius is exec producer.
The last musical film Whitaker appeared in was Black Nativity with Angela Bassett and Jennifer Hudson, as well as a recurring role in Fox musical series, Empire.
The Oscar-winning actor is coming off Black Panther, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Arrival. Earlier this year, he starred opposite Theo James in Netflix’s How It Ends, and will next play crime boss Bumpy Johnson in the EPIX series Godfather Of Harlem.
The film will be released by Netflix in 2020. Talbert last directed Almost Christmas for Universal and El Camino Christmas for Netflix. Talbert is currently in development on an original half-hour comedy for ABC, produced by LeBron James and Gabrielle Union. He previously directed First Sunday and Baggage Claim.
