James Cromwell, Bruce Dern, Paul Scheer, Harry Lennix, Naturi Naughton, Mykelti Williamson, Ben Robson, Keean Johnson, and Kat Graham have all joined Civil War-abolitionist feature Emperor at Sobini Films. Inspired by a true story, Okeniyi plays Shields Green who escaped from a plantation in 1859 and made a daring journey north where he met Frederick Douglass […]
Ben Robson, best known for playing Craig Cody in TNT’s Animal Kingdom, has joined Emperor, the Civil War-abolitionist film directed by former Lionsgate exec Mark Amin under his Sobini Films banner. Dayo Okeniyi, James Cromwell, Naturi Naughton, Paul Scheer, Keean Johnson, Mykelti Williamson, Harry Lennix, Kat Graham, and Bruce Dern round out the cast. Inspired […]
Tommy Lee Jones has landed a key role in the upcoming Peter Webber film Emperor. He’ll play the part of General Douglas MacArthur in the historical drama. Inspired by true events, Emperor is an epic story of love and understanding set amidst the tensions and uncertainties of the days immediately following the Japanese surrender at […]
Matthew Fox has joined the cast of Peter Webber’s Emperor, Variety reports. He’ll play the role of General Bonner Fellers, who served under Douglas MacArthur in Operation Blacklist at the conclusion of WWII. Webber’s film is said to detail the days following Japan’s surrender whereby MacArthur, effectively in command of the nation, sought to have […]
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