Singer Erykah Badu is set to star in a movie adaptation of Thulani Davis’ art world/political thriller Maker Of Saints. Veteran actor Roger Guenveur Smith joins Badu in this project, reports IndieWire. Yasiin Bey (formally Mos Def) is also rumored to be involved in the project. The novel Maker of Saints is inspired by the 1985 death of NYC [...]
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