"FKA twigs will star as Josephine Baker—the Franco-American dancer, singer, actress, and activist—in a forthcoming biopic helmed by French director Maïmouna Doucouré, Deadline reports. The film, originally announced in 2022, will reportedly begin shooting this fall."
"“Josephine Baker's extraordinary legacy is such an inspiration to me and to so many people around the world,” twigs said in a statement. “She lives on in our hearts as a visionary, ground-breaking woman whose story is as powerful as it is relevant today.”"
"An television series about Baker from A24, starring Janelle Monaé, was announced in 2022 but never materialized. twigs recently penned the original song “ My Mouth Is Lonely for You” for Anne Hathaway's pop star psychodrama Mother Mary. She's currently set to appear alongside Chloë Sevigny, Sturgill Simpson and Bonnie “Prince” Billy in The Lonely Woman, a feature film directed by Boy Harsher."
FKA twigs will portray Josephine Baker in a forthcoming Franco-American biopic directed by Maïmouna Doucouré. The project was originally announced in 2022 and is reported to begin shooting this fall. Twigs said Baker’s legacy is an inspiration and described her as a visionary, ground-breaking woman whose story remains powerful and relevant. A separate A24 television series about Baker starring Janelle Monáe was announced in 2022 but did not materialize. Twigs recently wrote the original song “My Mouth Is Lonely for You” for Anne Hathaway’s pop star psychodrama Mother Mary. She is also set to appear in The Lonely Woman alongside Chloë Sevigny, Sturgill Simpson, and Bonnie “Prince” Billy.
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