Exclusive: Terrence Howard has reversed his decision to retire and is to star alongside Evan Ross in a television drama about the Mississippi blues from Ozark producer Zero Gravity Management.
Empire star Howard also will make his directorial debut on the project, which is currently out to showrunners.
Howard has signed on for the pilot of Delta Blues, a one-hour drama based on true events that chronicles the story of W.C. Handy, sometimes referred to as the Father of the Blues. He will be joined onscreen by Star actor Ross. Neither Howard nor Ross will play Handy.
This comes after Howard said last year that he was quitting the acting business.
He said that the script was “better than bacon,” forcing him to change his mind. “I was done. But I am putting retirement on hold to tell this story,” he said.
The story begins in 1903 in the Mississippi Delta,...
Empire star Howard also will make his directorial debut on the project, which is currently out to showrunners.
Howard has signed on for the pilot of Delta Blues, a one-hour drama based on true events that chronicles the story of W.C. Handy, sometimes referred to as the Father of the Blues. He will be joined onscreen by Star actor Ross. Neither Howard nor Ross will play Handy.
This comes after Howard said last year that he was quitting the acting business.
He said that the script was “better than bacon,” forcing him to change his mind. “I was done. But I am putting retirement on hold to tell this story,” he said.
The story begins in 1903 in the Mississippi Delta,...
- 7/17/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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