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HE rumor: Greengrass told Wells recently that his choice to play King in [MEMPH] had passed away.

Posted by: Antibody on Oct 11, 09:50

http://www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/2013/10/light-that-failed/

Greengrass told me at the after-party for the recent Captain Phillips premiere in Los Angeles. Greengrass had cast an Atlanta-based preacher — apparently an eloquent speech-giver and sermonizer — to play King in Memphis, but the poor guy passed away “three or four months ago,” a friend confides. Greengrass was dispirited by this loss (he didn’t want to go into it during our chat but it was clearly a sore subject for him) and apparently lost his directorial mojo as a result.

Rumor since Wells can't find the name, and FWHIT was attached in May.


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