EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ and National Geographic have set the lead cast for Genius: MLK/X, the fourth installment in the anthology series, which will focus on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
12.09.2022 - 03:47 / justjared.com
Lucy Boynton is gracing the red carpet at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
The 28-year-old actress joined co-stars Samara Weaving, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Minnie Driver at the premiere of their new movie Chevalier on Sunday (September 11) at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada.
Also in attendance at the premiere was the movie’s director Stephen Williams along with screenwriter Stefani Robinson.
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Chevalier follows the rise and downfall of French-Caribbean violinist and composer Chevalier de Saint-Georges (Harrison) who rose to fame through his musical prodigy, but after a falling out with Marie Antoinette (Boynton) and a complicated love life, Saint-Georges finds himself at the bottom of French society.
As of right now, Chevalier doesn’t have a theatrical release date.
FYI: Lucy is wearing a Valentino dress.
Click through the gallery for 20+ pictures of the stars at the TIFF premiere of their new movie…
EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ and National Geographic have set the lead cast for Genius: MLK/X, the fourth installment in the anthology series, which will focus on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Selome Hailu ‘MLK/X,’ the fourth installment of Disney+ and National Geographic’s period drama anthology series ‘Genius,’ has set its lead cast: Kelvin Harrison Jr. will play Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Aaron Pierre will play Malcolm X, Weruche Opia will play Coretta Scott King and Jayme Lawson will play Betty Shabazz. “Genius: MLK/X” will explore the formative years, pioneering accomplishments, dueling philosophies and key personal relationships of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. While King advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest, Malcolm X argued forcefully for Black empowerment, identity and self-determination. With their formidable wives, Coretta Scott King and Betty Shabazz, by their sides, King and Malcolm X became synonymous with the civil rights era and the fight for racial and economic justice.
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As history lessons go, it’s a fascinating one: Joseph Bologne, born to a married plantation proprietor and a Creole woman his white father held as a slave in the French colony of Guadeloupe, would grow up to attain such repute as a violinist, composer, and conductor that he was granted the title of Chevalier de Saint-Georges then and “the Black Mozart” now. In the pitchy biopic “Chevalier,” he earns this sobriquet in a literal capacity by storming into a concert from Wolfgang himself, already in progress, challenging him to a violin battle, and owning him so hard that the crowd bursts into a rabid standing ovation.
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