Jeffrey Wright and Octavia Spencer They are taking on the film adaptation of a classic stage.
Period reports that Mercy and Up to Director Chinonye Chukwu glimpsed focus functions and amplin film adaptation Death of a seller. Chukwu will also adapt the story of the film with the Pulitzer Award winner, Tony Kushner.
Wright, which is currently starring 2 lower lowerAnd Spencer will star in the roles of Willy Loman and his wife, Linda Loman, respectively.
The story of the death of a seller ”
The work debuted in 1949 and tells the tragic story of an traveling seller who seeks to achieve the American dream despite his career and his family life equally concerned.
The work made his debut at a time when many of America were experiencing disappointment on the “American dream” in a post -wii society.
Spencer will produce with Cindy Tolan and Kristie Macosko Krieger of Kushner and Amblin Entertainment.
“Death of a Seller” was recently on Broadway
The popularity of the work has led him to adapt to television several times. Broadway and West End have also repeatedly revived, with the latest West End 2019 production and Broadway revival by Wendell Pierce in the main role.
