April 14th 2023.
It's finally happening – Academy Award-winning actors Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington are coming together on the big screen, starring in the Netflix film adaption of the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play, “The Piano Lesson.” Jackson and Washington have already worked together on the Broadway revival of the August Wilson-created play, and now they'll have the chance to share the screen in a film.
The film will be a family affair for the Washington family, helmed by producer Denzel Washington and directed by his son, Malcolm Washington, with a screenplay penned by Virgil Williams and Malcolm. The Doaker Charles household family heirloom is a decorated piano with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor and polished with the tears and blood of their late mother.
This is a great opportunity to witness the positive change in the film industry, as Jackson and Washington will be part of a powerful story of a Black family in 1936 Pittsburgh dealing with the aftermath of the Great Depression. Joining them in the cast are Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts, and Corey Hawkins.
The success of past August Wilson-created plays, such as “Fences” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” have been honored on the big screen. Denzel Washington directed and starred in the 2016 film adaption of “Fences” alongside Viola Davis, and Davis starred in the Netflix film version of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” both of which were met with great success and Academy Award nominations. Now, the audience will get to witness the incredible talent of Jackson and Washington in a powerful, moving story.
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