Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler to Reteam for Atlanta School Scandal Drama ‘Wrong Answer’

This will be Coogler and Jordan’s fourth film together, with Ta-Nehisi Coates attached to write the script

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LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 21: Director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan attend Warner Bros. Pictures Invites You to ¬ìThe Big Picture¬î, an Exclusive Presentation Highlighting the Summer of 2015 and Beyond at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 21, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for CinemaCon)

After working together on “Fruitvale Station” and “Creed,” director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan are reuniting for “Wrong Answer,” a drama from New Regency and Plan B based on the true story of an Atlanta public school cheating scandal, TheWrap has learned.

Based on a 2014 New Yorker article by Rachel Aviv that will be adapted by Ta-Nehisi Coates, the film will see Jordan play Damany Lewis, a math teacher at Atlanta’s Parks Middle School who became involved in a plan to manipulate his underprivileged students’ standardized test scores so the school would not be shut down under George W.

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