The Nate Parker comeback train is in motion.
The formerly embattled writer-director-star, who captivated Hollywood in 2016 with his film “The Birth of a Nation,” then went radio silent following a scandal over an acquitted rape case, has booked a new project.
Parker will direct the indie film “Black & Blue,” about unsung African American detective Ralph Waddy. The incredible life story follows an LAPD sleuth with a hand in iconic American events like the Watts riots, the Robert Kennedy assassination and the Manson Murders.
Singer-actor Macy Gray is also in talks to star and assist with the original score, an individual familiar with the project told TheWrap.