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Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart is ready to collaborate with A.R. Rahman on the upcoming function movie Ebony McQueen. Directed by Shekhar Kapur, recognized for his work on Elizabeth and What’s Love Obtained to Do with It?, the coming-of-age movie is impressed by Stewart’s personal adolescence within the Nineteen Sixties and early ‘70s North East England, in response to Deadline.
Ebony McQueen guarantees to be a vibrant musical exploration, with Stewart and Rahman crafting each the movie’s rating and soundtrack. The manufacturing will unfold in Stewart’s native Sunderland, famend for its shipbuilding heritage. Though redevelopment has altered the panorama of Stewart’s childhood streets, close by areas will stand in for the movie’s interval setting.
The movie’s narrative attracts from Stewart’s 2022 autobiographical album of the identical title, co-written with Lorne Campbell, Selma Dimitrijević, and Peter Souter. The story displays Stewart’s transformative journey from aspiring soccer participant to music icon, a shift triggered by a extreme knee damage. “Music appeared as if by magic,” Stewart recollects of the turning level in his life.
Becoming a member of Stewart and Rahman on this artistic enterprise is producer David Parfitt, recognized for Shakespeare in Love and The Father. Parfitt, a fellow Sunderland native, is passionate about bringing the challenge to his hometown. “We’re embarking on this journey with a stellar workforce,” he notes.
Sharon D. Clarke, celebrated for her roles in Loss of life of a Salesman and Crimson, White & Royal Blue, will star because the titular character in Ebony McQueen. Clarke’s portrayal of a bluesy, voodoo queen appears to be a charming centerpiece of the movie.
The movie may even function up-and-coming northern rocker Tom A. Smith as Charlie McGarvey, a semi-autobiographical position reflecting Stewart’s youthful self. Produced by Stewart’s personal Dave Stewart Leisure, together with Trademark Movies and David Jacobson, Ebony McQueen will seize the late-’60s cultural upheaval and the non-public revolutions that formed Stewart’s musical profession.
