Don Cheadle To Play Miles Davis In Biopic

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A film about the turbulent life of jazz legend Miles Davis seems long overdue. However, according to Variety, we won't have to wait too much longer.

A Miles biopic is in the works with Hotel Rwanda star Don Cheadle, who recently secured the rights to the Davis catalogue and is confirmed to play the late-musician. Davis' nephew Vince Wilburn revealed the film plans after Miles was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at last Monday's annual induction ceremony.

"It could touch on many things [like] the way he changed music in different decades. From Bird to bebop to hip-hop and in between."
The screenplay will be written by Stephen Rivele and Chris Wilkinson (Nixon) and it looks like Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) will be tapped to direct. Davis would have been 80 years old this May.

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