‘Candyman (2021) helmer, Nia DaCosta has been set to direct an adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ best-selling novel ‘The Water Dancer.’
Set prior to the pre–Civil War of the South. The story follows Hiram Walker, born into slavery, who lost his mother as a child and over time loses all memory of her. As a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but he’s saved from the depths by a mysterious power he never realized he had and struggles to understand.
The film will be produced by Maceo-Lyn, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.
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Winfrey had previously named the novel as her first Oprah’s Book Club selection in partnership with Apple, and the book has been named one of the best books...
Set prior to the pre–Civil War of the South. The story follows Hiram Walker, born into slavery, who lost his mother as a child and over time loses all memory of her. As a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but he’s saved from the depths by a mysterious power he never realized he had and struggles to understand.
The film will be produced by Maceo-Lyn, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.
Also in news – Vanessa Hudgens, Finn Wittrock, Jack Dylan Grazer amongst cast for feature Downtown Owl
Winfrey had previously named the novel as her first Oprah’s Book Club selection in partnership with Apple, and the book has been named one of the best books...
- 4/19/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nia DaCosta will direct the feature film adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ best-selling novel “The Water Dancer.” The film is being backed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and will be produced by Maceo-Lyn, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.
DaCosta directed last year’s horror hit “Candyman” and is also stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her next feature, the upcoming “The Marvels.” Her first film, “Little Woods,” starred Tessa Thompson and Lily James and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018 before getting released theatrically by Neon.
“The Water Dancer” is a surrealist story that unfolds in the pre–Civil War South. It follows Hiram Walker, born into slavery, who lost his mother as a child and over time loses all memory of her. As a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but he’s saved from the...
DaCosta directed last year’s horror hit “Candyman” and is also stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with her next feature, the upcoming “The Marvels.” Her first film, “Little Woods,” starred Tessa Thompson and Lily James and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018 before getting released theatrically by Neon.
“The Water Dancer” is a surrealist story that unfolds in the pre–Civil War South. It follows Hiram Walker, born into slavery, who lost his mother as a child and over time loses all memory of her. As a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but he’s saved from the...
- 4/18/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
“Candyman” director Nia DaCosta has found her next film and has been set to direct an adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book “The Water Dancer” for MGM.
Coates adapted the script based on his #1 New York Times Bestselling Novel of the same name. The film adaptation is being produced by Coates’ Maceo-Lyn, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.
“The Water Dancer” follows Hiram Walker, born into bondage. As a child, he loses his mother and, over time, loses all memory of her. Now a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a mysterious power he never realized he had and struggles to understand.
“The Water Dancer” was a selection of Oprah’s Book Club and has over a million copies in print. The book was published by One World, an imprint of Random House.
Coates adapted the script based on his #1 New York Times Bestselling Novel of the same name. The film adaptation is being produced by Coates’ Maceo-Lyn, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.
“The Water Dancer” follows Hiram Walker, born into bondage. As a child, he loses his mother and, over time, loses all memory of her. Now a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a mysterious power he never realized he had and struggles to understand.
“The Water Dancer” was a selection of Oprah’s Book Club and has over a million copies in print. The book was published by One World, an imprint of Random House.
- 4/18/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Best-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates will moderate a live conversation about the Amazon Prime Video series “The Underground Railroad,” Variety can announce exclusively. Coates will discuss the series with creator and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins, as well as star Thuso Mbedu.
Presented in partnership with Film at Lincoln Center and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, the private virtual screening will take place May 10, just ahead of the series’ debut May 14 on Amazon Prime Video. Fans will be able to access a recorded version of the conversation on May 14 on the Film at the Lincoln Center’s YouTube channel.
Based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Underground Railroad” follows a woman named Cora (Mbedu) in her desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After Cora escapes her master’s Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, she comes to discover it is not a mere metaphor,...
Presented in partnership with Film at Lincoln Center and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, the private virtual screening will take place May 10, just ahead of the series’ debut May 14 on Amazon Prime Video. Fans will be able to access a recorded version of the conversation on May 14 on the Film at the Lincoln Center’s YouTube channel.
Based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Underground Railroad” follows a woman named Cora (Mbedu) in her desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After Cora escapes her master’s Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, she comes to discover it is not a mere metaphor,...
- 5/6/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt are teaming up to produce a film adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ best-selling novel “The Water Dancer” for MGM, Variety has confirmed.
Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Pitt’s Plan B will produce alongside Kamilah Forbes, who is the executive producer of the Apollo Theater. Forbes recently directed the theatrical adaptation of Coates’ “Between the World and Me,” as well as the upcoming HBO adaptation. Plan B and Harpo Films collaborated on the Oscar-nominated film “Selma” in 2014. Coates has adapted the novel for the screen.
“The Water Dancer” follows Hiram Walker, who was born enslaved and lost his mother at a young age. After almost drowning from crashing a carriage into a river, Hiram discovers that he has a mysterious power related to long-lost memories of his mother, and struggles to understand it.
“Ta-Nehisi’s debut fiction novel has at its heart, a beautiful character in Hiram Walker,...
Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Pitt’s Plan B will produce alongside Kamilah Forbes, who is the executive producer of the Apollo Theater. Forbes recently directed the theatrical adaptation of Coates’ “Between the World and Me,” as well as the upcoming HBO adaptation. Plan B and Harpo Films collaborated on the Oscar-nominated film “Selma” in 2014. Coates has adapted the novel for the screen.
“The Water Dancer” follows Hiram Walker, who was born enslaved and lost his mother at a young age. After almost drowning from crashing a carriage into a river, Hiram discovers that he has a mysterious power related to long-lost memories of his mother, and struggles to understand it.
“Ta-Nehisi’s debut fiction novel has at its heart, a beautiful character in Hiram Walker,...
- 11/11/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
MGM is teaming with Plan B, Harpo Films and Kamilah Forbes on the film adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ 2019 bestselling novel The Water Dancer, the studio said Tuesday. Coates will adapt the screenplay and Kamilah Forbes, Plan B and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo will produce.
The first fiction work from Coates (he won the National Book Award in 2015 for Between the World and Me) enters on Hiram Walker, born into slavery in Virginia. As a child, he loses his mother and over time loses all memory of her. Now a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a mysterious power he never realized he had and struggles to understand.
Winfrey made The Water Dancer one of her Oprah’s Book Club selections. Her Harpo and Plan B previously collaborated on the 2014 Martin Luther King pic Selma which was...
The first fiction work from Coates (he won the National Book Award in 2015 for Between the World and Me) enters on Hiram Walker, born into slavery in Virginia. As a child, he loses his mother and over time loses all memory of her. Now a young man, Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a mysterious power he never realized he had and struggles to understand.
Winfrey made The Water Dancer one of her Oprah’s Book Club selections. Her Harpo and Plan B previously collaborated on the 2014 Martin Luther King pic Selma which was...
- 11/11/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s happening! The first installment of “Oprah’s Book Club” will debut with the launch of Apple TV+, featuring a sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey and award-winning author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, as he discusses his first novel and Oprah Book Club selection, “The Water Dancer.”
But if you just can’t wait to see Winfrey back in action on the small-screen, you’re in luck, because Apple has released a couple clips from the series premiere, which you can view above and below.
In the videos, you’ll see Winfrey and Coates sit down in front of an audience of readers at the historic Apple Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C.
Also Read: Apple TV+: How a Tech Company Built a Streaming Service From Scratch by Going All-In With Originals
Here’s the official description for Oprah’s first book selection, courtesy of Apple:
“The Water Dancer...
But if you just can’t wait to see Winfrey back in action on the small-screen, you’re in luck, because Apple has released a couple clips from the series premiere, which you can view above and below.
In the videos, you’ll see Winfrey and Coates sit down in front of an audience of readers at the historic Apple Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C.
Also Read: Apple TV+: How a Tech Company Built a Streaming Service From Scratch by Going All-In With Originals
Here’s the official description for Oprah’s first book selection, courtesy of Apple:
“The Water Dancer...
- 10/31/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Ta-nehisi Coates is the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race with his 2015 memoir, Between the World and Me. So naturally his debut novel comes with slightly unrealistic expectations — and then proceeds to exceed them. The Water Dancer, Coates’ meditation on the legacy of slavery, is a work of both staggering imagination and rich historical significance.
The novel opens with two men crashing a horse-drawn carriage into the Goose River in mid-1800s Virginia. One man drowns; the other finds...
The novel opens with two men crashing a horse-drawn carriage into the Goose River in mid-1800s Virginia. One man drowns; the other finds...
- 9/24/2019
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
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