Pulitzer Winning bio The Black Count coming to the big screen from Cary Fukunaga and John Legend
Cary Fukunaga, who directed the darkly exquisite True Detective series for HBO, is tackling his next project. Cary Fukunaga will direct and adapt a film version of The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, And The Real Count of Monte Cristo for Sony with John Legend. Fukanaga is doing it with his Get Lifted Film Co. partner Mike Jackson.
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, And The Real Count of Monte Cristo was written by Tom Reiss. The Pulitzer-winning 2012 biographical novel was about French Revolution-era General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, who was the highest-ranking person of color to ever serve in any European army. His father was a French nobleman and his mom was a slave of African descent. Napoleon loved him. He was Alexandre Dumas’ dad and Al based his first stories on his old man. He went on to write The Three Musketeers and The Count Of Monte Cristo.
Sony Picture’s Michael De Luca told Deadline “Cary’s exceptional talent as a writer/director will bring to life all of the action and drama that have made The Black Count such a compelling read."
John Legend, his manager Troy Carter and Sony’s Josh Bratman will executive produce.
SOURCE: DEADLINE
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