{"id":73982,"date":"2015-12-03T14:59:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T14:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2015\/12\/03\/t-i-mekhi-phifer-emayatzy-corinealdi-and-more-added-to-roots-remake\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:35:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:35:52","slug":"t-i-mekhi-phifer-emayatzy-corinealdi-and-more-added-to-roots-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/t-i-mekhi-phifer-emayatzy-corinealdi-and-more-added-to-roots-remake\/","title":{"rendered":"T.I., Mekhi Phifer,  Emayatzy Corinealdi And More Added To Roots Remake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>T.I., Mekhi Phifer, Emayatzy Corinealdi And More Added To Roots Remake<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>December 3, 2015<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roots-cast-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-75549\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 291'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roots-cast-2-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"Roots cast 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A+E Networks has announced additional casting for<strong> \u201cRoots,\u201d<\/strong> from A+E Studios, including Grammy Award\u00ae winning recording artist\/actor\/philanthropist\/entrepreneur <strong>Tip \u201cT.I.\u201d Harris<\/strong> (Ant-Man, Get Hard, Entourage, The Family Hustle) as \u201cCyrus,\u201d a headstrong slave who fights for his freedom for the Union Army against Confederate Forces; <strong>Mekhi Phifer<\/strong> (ER, House of Lies, Divergent) as \u201cJerusalem,\u201d a mute slave who works on the Murray plantation, but who is not quite what he appears to be; <strong>James Purefoy<\/strong> (The Following, Rome) as \u201cJohn Waller,\u201d the wealthy owner of a Virginia planation who buys Kunta Kinte as a slave upon his arrival in America; <strong>Matthew Goode<\/strong> (The Imitation Game, The Good Wife) as \u201cDr. William Waller,\u201d the educated, charming brother of John Waller; <strong>Lane Garrison<\/strong> (Prison Break, Bonnie &amp; Clyde, Camp X-Ray) as \u201cFrederick Murray,\u201d a volatile, unpredictable Confederate officer and slave owner; <strong>Emayatzy Corinealdi<\/strong> (Miles Ahead, Hand of God) as \u201cBelle,\u201d the wife of Kunta Kinte and <strong>G. Hannelius<\/strong> (Dog with a Blog, Surviving Suburbia) as \u201cMissy,\u201d daughter of John Waller. The four-night, eight-hour event miniseries developed by HISTORY will simulcast on HISTORY, A&amp;E and Lifetime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/History-Channel-and-Roots.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-46966\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 131'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/History-Channel-and-Roots-300x131.jpg\" alt=\"History Channel and Roots\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They join previously announced Academy Award\u00ae winners <strong>Forest Whitaker and Anna Paquin<\/strong>, Golden Globe\u00ae Award winning and Emmy\u00ae Award nominated actor <strong>Jonathan Rhys Meyers<\/strong>, Tony Award\u00ae winner<strong> Anika Noni Rose<\/strong>, Academy Award\u00ae nominee and Emmy\u00ae Award winner <strong>Laurence Fishburne, Chad L. Colman, Erica Tazel, Derek Luke<\/strong>, and newcomers <strong>Malachi Kirby and Reg\u00e9-Jean Page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roots-cast-small-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-72136\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 198'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Roots-cast-small-pic-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Roots cast small pic\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoots\u201d is a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive, endure and ultimately carry on their legacy despite enormous hardship and inhumanity. Spanning multiple generations, the lineage begins with young Kunta Kinte, who is captured in his homeland of The Gambia and transported in brutal conditions to colonial America, where he\u2019s sold into slavery. Throughout the series, the family continues to face adversity while bearing witness and contributing to notable events in U.S. history, including the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, slave uprisings and eventual emancipation. The story of Kunta Kinte and the women and men who came after him echoes through the history of millions of Americans of African descent, and reveals powerful truths about the universal resilience of the human spirit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoots\u201d is an A+E Studios production in association with Marc Toberoff and The Wolper Organization, the company that produced the original \u201cRoots.\u201d Will Packer, Marc Toberoff, Mark Wolper, Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal serve as executive producers. LeVar Burton and Korin D. Huggins are co-executive producers. Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Alison McDonald, and Charles Murray are writing. Questlove is executive music producer. \u201cRoots\u201d is directed by Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles, Thomas Carter and Bruce Beresford. Arturo Interian and Michael Stiller serve as Executives in Charge of Production for HISTORY. \u201cRoots\u201d is distributed internationally by A+E Networks under the A+E Studios International banner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T.I., Mekhi Phifer, Emayatzy Corinealdi And More Added To Roots RemakePosted by Wilson Morales December 3, 2015 A+E Networks has announced additional casting for \u201cRoots,\u201d from A+E Studios, including Grammy Award\u00ae winning recording artist\/actor\/philanthropist\/entrepreneur Tip \u201cT.I.\u201d Harris (Ant-Man, Get Hard, Entourage, The Family Hustle) as \u201cCyrus,\u201d a headstrong slave who fights for his freedom for [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" 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