The man at the helm of indie drama ‘Mother of
George,’ director Andrew Dosunmu is set to embark on another rattling project. Dosunmu
has been picked to direct Focus Features’ drama with music Fela Kuti, which is
currently in development.
Dosunmu will direct from a script written by
Focus CEO James Schamus and Nigerian poet Chris Abani. The script will be based
on Michael Veal's book Fela: The Life and Times of an African Music Icon.
The film will chronicle the life of Fela, who
was not only one of the founders of the musical movement of Afrobeat, a fusion
of jazz, funk and psychedelic rock, but also pushed boundaries in art and life
in the 1970s.
Dosunmu replaces Steve McQueen as director of
the film, though Steve had been attached to the project for some time, but
dropped out to pursue other work.
It’s not yet clear if popular actor, Chiwetel
Ejiofor would play the title role.
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