John Legend Cast as Harry Belafonte in Apartheid Biopic 'The Road Home'
John Legend has been cast to portray Harry Belafonte in the upcoming Bill Condon-directed biopic 'The Road Home'. The film will focus on the apartheid struggle and the life of Hugh Masekela.
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John Legend to Play Harry Belafonte in Bill Condon’s Apartheid-Era Drama ‘The Road Home’
EGOT-winner John Legend is set to star in “The Road Home,” about South African jazz legends Hugh Masekela and Miriam “Mama Africa” Makeba, and their Apartheid-era Graceland tour with Paul Simon. Legend will portray American singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte. Principal photography on “The Road Home” — directed by Oscar winner Bill […]
By Angelique Jackson
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The EGOT winner joins Thabo Rametsi as Hugh Masekela, Cynthia Erivo as Miriam Makeba and Johnny Flynn as Paul Simon in a drama about the political firestorm that surrounded the creation of Simon's classic 1980s album 'Graceland.'
By Patrick Brzeski
Read full article →John Legend to Play Harry Belafonte in Paul Simon ‘Graceland’ Biopic
Belafonte served as advisor to Simon, who toured with South African musicians during Apartheid
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Read full article →John Legend To Play Harry Belafonte In Hugh Masekela Apartheid Struggle Biopic ‘The Road Home’
John Legend has signed for the cast of Bill Condon’s South African apartheid era drama The Road Home in the role of American singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte. He joins an all-star cast led by South African actor, writer, director and producer Thabo Rametsi (Silverton Siege), as late real-life protagonist Hugh Masekela, […]
By Melanie Goodfellow
Read full article →John Legend to Portray Harry Belafonte in ‘The Road Home’ Film About Controversy Over Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ Album
The film from director Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Chicago) will also feature Johnny Flynn as Simon and Cynthia Erivo as singer Miriam Makeba.
By Gil Kaufman
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