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‘Color Purple’ Director Blitz Bazawule Reunites With Warner Bros As Studio Lands ‘Black Samurai’ Package Following Bidding War
The Color Purple director Blitz Bazawule sets his next project 'Black Samurai' at Warner Bros..
The story will follow Yasuke, an African warrior who served under Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period of samurai conflict in 16th century Japan. Sources tell Deadline four studios were in the mix but ultimately Warners came in with best offer on top of good relationship that began following his work on the recent musical adaptation of The Color Purple. Besides The Color Purple, Bazawule also continues to develop a limited series for FX based on his debut novel The Scent of Burnt Flowers, in which Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is attached to star and executive produce.
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