Editorial Staff
Steve McQueen will direct a film about entertainer and civil rights activist Paul Roberson. “I was about 14 years old, and not knowing who Paul Robeson was, this black American in Wales, it seemed strange. So then, of course, I just found out that this man was an incredible human being”, the “12 Years a Slave” director said. (The Guardian)
Daniel Espinoza (“Safe House”) may direct the Boston Marathon Bombing movie “Boston Strong”. Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy wrote the script, which fixes on the hunt for the men responsible for the unforgivable crime. Casey Affleck was previously attached to star but has fallen off the project. The film is now housed at 20th Century Fox. (Variety)
Martin Scorsese and Benicio Del Toro are developing “Cortes” for HBO. Del Toro, who is executive producing, is also interested in playing the title role of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. (Deadline)
“Locke” duo Steven Knight and Tom Hardy have reunited for the new FX series “Taboo”. Ridley Scott will executive produce the small screen offering, which will star Hardy as James Keziah Delaney, “a rogue adventurer who returns from Africa with 14 ill-gotten diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father. Refusing to sell the family business to the East India Company, he sets out to build his own trade and shipping empire and finds himself playing a very dangerous game.” Scott Free Films and Hardy Son & Baker will commence production in mid- to late 2015 in the U.K., with the series tentatively slated to debut in mid-2016.
