{"id":64189,"date":"2012-11-03T14:42:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-03T14:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2012\/11\/03\/jimmy-jean-louis-jamie-hector-s-epatha-merkerson-jerry-lamothe-the-promise-keeper\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:57:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:57:46","slug":"jimmy-jean-louis-jamie-hector-s-epatha-merkerson-jerry-lamothe-the-promise-keeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/jimmy-jean-louis-jamie-hector-s-epatha-merkerson-jerry-lamothe-the-promise-keeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jamie Hector, S. Epatha Merkerson in talks to star in Jerry Lamothe\u2019s The Promise Keeper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jamie Hector, S. Epatha Merkerson in talks to star in Jerry Lamothe\u2019s The Promise Keeper<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

November 3, 2012<\/p>\n

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Blackfilm.com has learned that Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jamie Hector<\/strong>, along with Golden globe winner S. Epatha Merkerson<\/strong>, are in talks to star in Jerry Lamothe<\/strong>\u2019s indie drama, The Promise Keeper<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Promise Keeper is a suspense drama about two childhood best friends from Flatbush, Brooklyn, that spans over two decades, which showcases the vastly different directions they each take in life. When one gets deported back to Haiti, the other takes his first ever visit to the island, in search of answers, only months after the tragic earthquake that devastates the country.<\/p>\n

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LaMothe’s last feature-length project was 2007’s blackout-set drama titled Blackout<\/strong>, which starred Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Saldana, Saul Rubinek, Melvin Van Peebles, Jamie Hector<\/strong> and others. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Jean-Louis, best known for his role as \u201cThe Haitian\u201d on the NBC hit series Heroes<\/strong>, continues to rack awards, for his poignant portrayal of the 17th century revolutionary who led the Haitian independence from France, in the epic bio Toussaint Louverture<\/a><\/strong>. The Toussaint Louverture movie grabbed two more awards from the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival including Best Actor Award and the People\u2019s choice Award.<\/p>\n

This will be Jamie Hector\u2019s second collaboration with LaMothe, following Blackout. Hector, who\u2019s known for his portrayal of Marlo Stanfield on the critically acclaimed HBO series “The Wire<\/strong>,” can next be seen in the upcoming drama, “Blood Ties<\/strong>,” starring Mila Kunis, Marion Cotillard, James Caan,<\/strong> and Clive Owen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

An Emmy and Golden Globe winner for her portrayal of Nanny Crosby in HBO’s “Lackawanna Blues<\/strong>,” Ms. Merkerson is best known for her 16 year presence as Lt. Anita Van Buren on the hit series “Law and Order<\/strong>“. She can be seen in Steven Spielberg<\/strong>‘s Lincoln<\/a><\/strong> and the upcoming films We The Peeples<\/strong> and The Challenger<\/strong> with the late Michael Clarke Duncan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Principle photography on the Haiti\/Brooklyn drama is slated to begin early next year, in New York and Haiti.<\/p>\n

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