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British-Nigerian actor,David Oyelowo is set to feature in a Disney live-action musical written by ‘Moonlight’ playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney.
McCraney won an Academy Award for his work on ‘Moonlight’.
The movie titled ‘Cyrano the Moor’, an adaptation of both William Shakespeare’s revenge story ‘Othello’ and the classic French play ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’, tells the story of a large-nosed romantic who uses his words to help another man win the affection of the woman he loves.
Oyelowo would be making the movie together with his wife and actress Jessica Oyelowo.
‘Cyrano the Moor’ would be Oyelowo’s subsequent production with Disney. In 2016, Oyelowo worked with the company on ‘Queen of Katwe’.
The flick, which joins the long list of live-action musicals Disney has in development and in various stage of production, is unique because it will not be based on one of Disney’s classic animations.
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