Civil Rights activist and author James Baldwin is recognized as one of the great minds of American literature. And this couldn’t be more apparent than with the desire to explore his life and legacy on the big screen as Billy Porter (“Pose“) is behind an upcoming biopic that will chronicle Baldwin’s life in a feature film adaptation.

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We have an idea of who is going to be involved with this upcoming project on the creative side, as Variety is now reporting that Porter will produce, co-write, and star as the author in an untitled film that will be based on the 1994 novel “James Baldwin: A Biography” from Baldwin’s longtime friend and assistant, David Leeming.

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With a stellar writer and director attached to its name and a glowingly-received and sold-out reception at the Toronto International Film Festival (apparently one of the runners-up of the coveted Audience Award), “If Beale Street Could Talk” is poised for further awards-season acclaim. The film is based on the novel of the same name by James Baldwin and directed by Barry Jenkins who is fresh off the Oscar stage and, it seems, ready to step right back on.

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