Friday, October 31, 2008

Forest Whitaker To Direct and Star in Satchmo Biopic

Forest Whitaker is to play Louis Armstrong in an officially-sanctioned biopic of the great trumpet player, which the Oscar-winning actor will also direct.
Named after Armstrong's best known song from his later career, What a Wonderful World will chronicle Armstrong's life from his early days in New Orleans to his death in 1971, following a long career over which he transformed jazz and popular music.
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