December 8, 2006 at 09:42:00 AM Oscar nominee has reportedly cleared several hurdles in his quest to bring a movie about the legendary jazz man to the big screen.
Don Cheadle, the star of films like Hotel Rwanda and Ocean's 11, has cleared several major hurdles in his attempt to bring a biopic of jazz icon Miles Davis to the big screen, according to TMZ.com.
The Web site reported this week that Cheadle is set to both direct and star in the film and has locked up the rights to much of Davis' Columbia Records catalog, which has been a sticking point in bringing the movie to life. Cheadle has hired the Oscar-nominated screenwriting and producing duo of Chris Wilkinson and Steve Rivele to work on the film, TMZ.com reported.
A Miles Davis biopic has been for years but began bubbling to the surface in March of this year when Davis was into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Davis also made in late September. The project has picked up steam recently in the wake of the success of the biopics Ray and Walk the Line about Ray Charles and Johnny Cash, respectively.
Cheadle and producer Cary Brokaw are set to produce the film, tentatively titled Miles Davis, along with Wilkinson and Rivele, and others.
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