{"id":82533,"date":"2018-03-15T22:56:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T22:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2018\/03\/15\/a24-to-produce-native-son-book-with-ashton-sanders-as-lead-rashid-johnson-directing-suzan-lori-parks-adapting-screenplay\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T01:50:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T01:50:28","slug":"a24-to-produce-native-son-book-with-ashton-sanders-as-lead-rashid-johnson-directing-suzan-lori-parks-adapting-screenplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/a24-to-produce-native-son-book-with-ashton-sanders-as-lead-rashid-johnson-directing-suzan-lori-parks-adapting-screenplay\/","title":{"rendered":"A24 To Produce Native Son Book With Ashton Sanders As Lead, Rashid Johnson Directing, Suzan-Lori Parks Adapting Screenplay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A24 To Produce Native Son Book With Ashton Sanders As Lead, Rashid Johnson Directing, Suzan-Lori Parks Adapting Screenplay<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>March 15, 2018<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2018\/03\/native-son-movie-ashton-sanders-rashid-johnson-suzan-lori-parks-a24-1202338720\/\">Deadline<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Native-Son-cast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-108162\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Native-Son-cast-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2018\/03\/native-son-movie-ashton-sanders-rashid-johnson-suzan-lori-parks-a24-1202338720\/\">Deadline<\/a> is reporting that A24 has landed the worldwide rights to produce an adaptation of <strong>Richard Wrigh<\/strong>t&#8217;s acclaimed novel, Native Son,&#8217; with Moonlight&#8217;s <strong>Ashton Sanders<\/strong> in final negotiations to take on the iconic role of Bigger Thomas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rashid Johnson<\/strong> will direct the film from a screenplay written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright <strong>Suzan-Lori Parks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The film, which will take place in the present day in Johnson\u2019s hometown of Chicago. and <strong>Margaret Qualley<\/strong> (Novitiate, The Nice Guys), <strong>Nick Robinson<\/strong> (Love, Simon, Jurassic World), <strong>KiKi Layne<\/strong> (Barry Jenkins\u2019 upcoming If Beale Street Could Talk) and <strong>Bill Camp<\/strong> (The Night Of) are also set. Matthew Libatique (Black Swan, Straight Outta Compton) will be the director of photography.<\/p>\n<p>The film was developed and will be produced by Bow and Arrow Entertainment\u2019s Matthew Pernicaro and Michael Sherman, coming off of Skate Kitchen and Madeline\u2019s Madeline, which both just premiered at Sundance. Production begins April 9.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rashid-Johnson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-108163\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 272'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rashid-Johnson-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Johnson began his career as a photographer and has since worked across media to explore ideas about African American identity. His art has been recognized and showcased around the world, taking a major touring exhibition across the U.S. as well as recent solo exhibitions at reputable museums including Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, High Line Art in New York, and South London Gallery. In 2016, he was appointed to the board of trustees of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, the first artist to be given the honor in nearly 40 years. This will be the first feature film directed by Johnson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cA24 is active with some of the best filmmakers and films today,\u201d<\/strong> he said.<strong> \u201cWe\u2019re excited to have a partner that shares our enthusiasm for this amazing and deeply complicated material. We look forward to working with them to bring Richard Wright\u2019s powerful story to life.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sanders, who just wrapped Equalizer 2 and stars in Captive State for Focus, is repped by Hyperion and The Savage Agency, and is managed by ESI Network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A24 To Produce Native Son Book With Ashton Sanders As Lead, Rashid Johnson Directing, Suzan-Lori Parks Adapting ScreenplayPosted by Wilson Morales March 15, 2018 Source: Deadline Deadline is reporting that A24 has landed the worldwide rights to produce an adaptation of Richard Wright&#8217;s acclaimed novel, Native Son,&#8217; with Moonlight&#8217;s Ashton Sanders in final negotiations to [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" 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