Will A Scripted Feature Film Based On Nat Turner's Story Ever Be Made? Nate Parker Thinks So! He's Working On One

From Shadow and Act Wed Apr 23 2014, 20:08:37

Maybe one day, Nat Turner's revolt will finally inspire a film that we all get to see; Maybe not. But I suppose if it were indeed to happen, Nate Parker certainly would be an actor who would be suitable for the part. And luckily, he's interested. Actually, he's more than interested. As he told us in an interview while plugging his last film, Non-Stop (the Liam Neeson airplane actioner): One of my biggest passions is to play Nat Turner. That's a project that we're working to get done. A lot of people thought he was a bad guy, but it's perspective. I don't think he was a bad guy at all, but we all have our ideas of what we want and why we want it, and what we'll do to achieve those...

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