"Variety reports that avant-garde pop star FKA Twigs has signed on to play Baker in a yet-to-be-titled biopic directed by Maimouna Doucouré ( Cuties), which will cover the span of her remarkable life, from troubled childhood in the American Midwest, to her rise to fame in Paris during the Jazz Age, to her aforementioned stint as a spy, to her prominence as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement."
"A phenomenal dancer with a haunting voice, Twigs definitely seems like the right person to capture Baker's performance prowess, and she's been gradually raking up acting credits, too, having most recently appeared in the pop world psychological thriller Mother Mary."
""Josephine Baker's extraordinary legacy is such an inspiration to me and to so many people around the world," Twigs shares in a press statement. "She lives on in our hearts as a visionary, groundbreaking woman whose story is as powerful as it is relevant today. I cannot wait to embody Josephine Baker bringing her fight, her love, her losses, her talent and her heroism to the big screen.""
"And if there's one iconic star whose story deserves to be made into a movie, its actress-dancer-activist Josephine Baker, a larger-than-life legend who once worked as a spy for the French Resistance during WWII by smuggling German secrets in her lingerie!"
A celebrity biopic remains commercially successful in Hollywood despite mixed reviews and selective portrayals of personal history. Josephine Baker is presented as an iconic figure whose life includes work as a spy for the French Resistance during World War II by smuggling German secrets. FKA Twigs has signed to play Baker in an untitled biopic directed by Maimouna Doucouré. The film is planned to trace Baker’s life from troubled childhood in the American Midwest to her rise to fame in Paris during the Jazz Age, her spy work, and her prominence in the Civil Rights Movement. Twigs is described as a dancer and vocalist with growing acting experience, and she expresses excitement about portraying Baker’s fight, love, losses, talent, and heroism.
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