Forest Whitaker to direct & star in Louis Armstrong biopic 'What a Wonderful World'

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=49506

Forest Whitaker is in a Wonderful World
Source: Variety
October 8, 2008


Forest Whitaker will direct and star in Louis Armstrong biopic What a Wonderful World for Paris-based Legende, the company behind La Vie en rose.

Variety says Legende's Alain Goldman is producing alongside Edward R. Pressman.

Ron Bass, who will write the original script, is executive producing with Oscar Cohen, executive of the Armstrong estate and the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation.

The film will kick-off during the musician's impoverished early years in New Orleans and primarily chronicle his career as a trumpet virtuoso and improvisational singer.

What a Wonderful World will begin shooting in the summer in Louisiana.

 

[The Sage]

Color me interested in this.

 

[Immortalfire]

Ol Satchmo? Count me in.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Another blatant Oscar vehicle, but I still want to see it.

 

[TNC9852002]

Don't start up those new buzz catchphrases like they're negatives!

There have been a few Satchmo biopics before in the past. Let's see how they handle this one...Especially with today's technology.

-TNC

 

[Immortalfire]

Let's see how they handle this one...Especially with today's technology.

-TNC

Yeah, I can't wait to see all the CGI trumpet action.

 

[Nirvana]

I'm not going to lie, Forest Whitaker as Louis Armstrong is genius casting.

 

[stargazer]

It sounds great!