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Warner Bros. Lands ‘Black Samurai’ Movie From ‘The Color Purple’ Director Blitz Bazawule (EXCLUSIVE)
Warner Bros. has landed 'The Color Purple' director Blitz Bazawule’s film 'Black Samurai,' about Yasuke, an African warrior in 16th century Japan.
Sources tell Variety that Warner Bros. beat out three other studios and streamers’ bids on the script, tentatively titled “Black Samurai,” which Bazawule wrote on spec and will direct and produce under his Inward Gaze banner. The Ghanaian filmmaker, who brought his unique visual language to the Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg-produced musical movie, is said to have done the same with his take on Yasuke, an African warrior who served under Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period of samurai conflict in 16th century Japan. The filmmaker 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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