{"id":144066,"date":"2022-10-28T02:05:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T20:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/aunjanue-ellis-to-star-in-the-nickel-boys-adaptation\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T02:05:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T20:35:48","slug":"aunjanue-ellis-to-star-in-the-nickel-boys-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/aunjanue-ellis-to-star-in-the-nickel-boys-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Aunjanue Ellis to Star in The Nickel Boys Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oscar-nominated \u201cKing Richard\u201d and \u201cThe Help\u201d actress Aunjanue Ellis is set to star in a feature adaptation of Colson Whitehead\u2019s \u201cThe Nickel Boys\u201d for writer-director RaMell Ross and MGM\u2019s Orion Pictures. <\/p>\n

The film will co-star Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater and Fred Hechinger. Along with Ross, Joslyn Barnes will write the script and produce on behalf of Louverture Films.<\/p>\n

Based on a true story, Whitehead\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the story of Elwood Curtis, a Black boy growing up in 1960s Florida who has been unjustly shipped out to a juvenile reformatory called the Nickel Academy. While navigating the institution\u2019s many brutalities, he befriends another inmate named Turner. Their unlikely friendship and opposing worldviews eventually take them down a road of disastrous and long-lasting consequences. <\/p>\n

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In addition to Barnes, Plan B Entertainment and Anonymous Content will produce the film, with Whitehead serving as executive producer. Plan B and Whitehead previously collaborated on Barry Jenkins\u2019 limited series adaptation of his other Pulitzer-winning novel, \u201cThe Underground Railroad.\u201d <\/p>\n

Said RaMell Ross,\u00a0\u201cIt is an honor to be working with such talented people and trusted with such an incredibly written story, with historical roots. I\u2019m constantly\u00a0impressed by the passion and creativity\u00a0of the collection of people moving this project\u00a0forward.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ross, a multi-disciplinary filmmaker, visual artist and writer will make his narrative feature directorial debut with \u201cThe Nickel Boys.\u201d His documentary \u201cHale County This Morning, This Evening,\u201d which he produced alongside Barnes, was nominated for an Oscar in 2019. Other works include the documentary short \u201cEaster Snap\u201d and \u201cAmerican Jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ellis earned an Academy Award nomination for playing Oracene Price, the mother of Serena and Venus Williams, in \u201cKing Richard.\u201d She previously held award-nominated roles in series and films such as \u201cLovecraft Country,\u201d \u201cIf Beale Street Could Talk,\u201d and \u201cThe Birth of a Nation.\u201d Upcoming projects include a new film adaptation of \u201cThe Color Purple,\u201d \u201cThe Supremes at Earl\u2019s All-You-Can-Eat,\u201d and \u201cThe Deliverance.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nickel Boys\u201d will see Ellis and Herisse reunite after co-starring in \u201cWhen They See Us.\u201d Herisse\u2019s other credits include \u201cChicago Med,\u201d \u201cThe Mindy Project,\u201d and \u201cKey and Peele.\u201d Wilson appeared in \u201cThe Way Back\u201d and the film \u201cMurmur.\u201d <\/p>\n

Hechinger is known for his recent roles in \u201cThe White Lotus\u201d and \u201cPam & Tommy,\u201d and will next act in \u201cThe Pale Blue Eye,\u201d \u201cButcher\u2019s Crossing,\u201d and Marvel\u2019s \u201cKraven the Hunter.\u201d Linklater last appeared in series \u201cManhunt, \u201cGaslit\u201d and \u201cAngelyne.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Oscar-nominated \u201cKing Richard\u201d and \u201cThe Help\u201d actress Aunjanue Ellis is set to star in a feature adaptation of Colson Whitehead\u2019s \u201cThe Nickel Boys\u201d for writer-director RaMell Ross and MGM\u2019s Orion Pictures. The film will co-star Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater and Fred Hechinger. Along with Ross, Joslyn Barnes will write the script and produce […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":144067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101,3,105,106],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1666902950_Aunjanue-Ellis-to-Star-in-The-Nickel-Boys-Adaptation.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}