George C. Wolfe to Direct Bayard Rustin Biopic for Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions, Netflix

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“Worth,” a true story drama starring Michael Keaton, has been picked up by Netflix and Higher Ground Productions, which was founded by Barack and Michelle Obama.Directed by Sara Colangelo and written by Max Borenstein, “Worth” stars Keaton as Kenneth Feinberg, the man tasked to oversee the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe Barack and Michelle Obama-led shingle Higher Ground has acquired the Michael Keaton film “Worth,” in partnership with their distributor Netflix.Directed by Sara Colangelo (“The Kindergarten Teacher”), the film is adapted from the Kenneth Feinberg memoir “What Is Life Worth?” and follows the lawyer’s process in awarding the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.Netflix will stream the film in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Australia, the UK, France, Turkey and

Teamed with Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground, Netflix has acquired North American and other territorial rights to Worth, the Sara Colangelo-directed adaptation of the Kenneth Feinberg memoir What Is Life Worth. Feinberg, who is played by Michael Keaton in the film, was appointed Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

Lily Rabe, the Tony-nominated actress who has carved a name for herself withAmerican Horror Story, has been cast as the female lead in The Tender Bar, the drama that George Clooney is directing for Amazon Studios. Ben Affleck and Tye Sheridan are starring in the adaptation of the memoir by J.R.

Also Read: Bayard Rustin Biopic Set at Netflix From 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Director George C. WolfeStacey Abrams from “All In” (Getty Images)According to an AAFCA statement Netflix received its awards for fostering a global tribe rooted in bringing all people together across various languages and continents through the power of cinema.” “We couldn’t be happier to recognize Netflix during the pandemic,” Robertson said.

LOS ANGELES -- Burt Reynolds finally reached his final resting place Thursday at a storied Hollywood cemetery.A small, private ceremony, with relatives taking part remotely via Zoom, was held Thursday morning at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where Reynolds' cremated remains were placed in a grave next to a lake nearly 2 1/2 years after his death.A temporary headstone simply reading “Burt Reynolds” now marks the site, but a bronze or stone bust of him is being commissioned, with hopes that it can

LOS ANGELES — Burt Reynolds finally reached his final resting place Thursday at a storied Hollywood cemetery. A small, private ceremony, with relatives taking part remotely via Zoom, was held Thursday morning at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where Reynolds' cremated remains were placed in a grave next to a lake nearly 2 1/2 years after his death.

George C. Wolfe, Dustin Lance Black, and former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground banner are coming together for a biopic of civil rights activistBayard Rustin.

Following the critical acclaim of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, George C. Wolfe and Netflix are reteaming as Wolfe has come on to direct Rustin for Netflix and President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions.

Also Read: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Cinematographer on Chadwick Boseman: 'I Cried as We Were Filming His Performance'No cast has been set for the film.Priya Swaminathan and Tonia Davis will produce “Rustin” for Higher Ground Productions. Academy Award winner Bruce Cohen (“American Beauty”) will also produce with Dustin Lance Black.Wolfe is the director of Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which stars Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman and was nominated for two Golden Globes.

A casting update has arrived on George Clooney‘s next dramatic outing for Amazon, titled “The Tender Bar.” “X-Men: Apocalypse” actor Tye Sheridan is joining the film that already has Ben Affleck reportedly attached in a lead role with Clooney directing. READ MORE: Ben Affleck May Star in George Clooney’s Next Drama ‘The Tender Bar’ “The Tender Bar” has a script written by “The Departed” scribe William Monahan and is based on a memoir from J.R.

Tye Sheridan has booked his next role!

Tye Sheridan, perhaps best known for starring in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, has joined Ben Affleck to star in The Tender Bar, which George Clooney is directing for Amazon. Tender Bar adapts the memoir of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and film subject J.R.

Also Read: George Clooney Eyed to Star in 'Buck Rogers' Revival at LegendaryIt’s unclear who Sheridan or Affleck will play in the film.Sheridan is known for his role as Cyclops in the X-Men franchise and as the lead in Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” adapted from Ernest Cline’s novel.