The musical mash-up of “Cyrano de Bergerac” and Shakespeare’s “Othello” will be set in 19th Century England with Oyelowo producing.
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Moonlight screenwriter Tarrell McCraney is making his TV debut on an untitled coming of age drama for OWN based on his own experiences, with Michael B. Jordan also serving as an executive producer.
The nominations for the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards were announced today at the W Hotel in Hollywood by Jenny Slate and Edgar Ramirez. Leading the pack in nominations are American Honey and Moonlight, which garnered six nominations each. The drama Manchester by the Sea received five noms while the biopic Jackie got four.
Manchester by the Sea is leading the Gotham Independent Film Awards as the nominees were announced today with four nominations including best feature. They will face off against Certain Women, Everybody Wants Some, Moonlight, and Paterson.
Based on the play by Tarrell McCraney, two young men navigate the Miami drug war and their own journeys to modern manhood.
