Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images An upcoming film about the legendary singer Otis Redding has found its stars. Variety reports that Star Wars actor John Boyega has been cast to play the legendary soul singer with Till‘s Danielle Deadwyler playing his wife, Zelma Redding, in the biopic Otis & Zelma. The film, directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples, will chronicle the life of the famed singer, best known for such tunes as “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of…

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John Boyega and Danielle Deadwyler will play soul legend Otis Redding and his wife Zelma in a new biopic.

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John Boyega and Danielle Deadwyler to Star in Otis Redding Biopic ‘Otis & Zelma’

The "Star Wars" actor will portray the legendary soul singer in “Otis & Zelma,” alongside "Till" star Danielle Deadwyler as Redding's wife.

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John Boyega and Danielle Deadwyler will soon ask voters to try a little tenderness come Oscar season. Variety reports that Boyega and Deadwyler have signed on to star respectively as legendary soul singer Otis Redding and his wife, Zelma Redding, in a biopic called “Otis & Zelma.”  The film will be directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples (“Miss Juneteenth”) from a script by Donnetta Lavinia Grays, with revisions by Godfrey Peoples. It’s produced by…

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John Boyega, Danielle Deadwyler To Lead Otis Redding Biopic ‘Otis & Zelma’

An upcoming film about the legendary singer Otis Redding has found its stars. Variety reports that Star Wars actor John Boyega has been cast to […]

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John Boyega is set to play Otis Redding in a new film telling the story of the soul singer’s decade-long relationship. Otis & Zelma will see the Star Wars and Attack the Block actor play the tragic star with the Till breakout Danielle Deadwyler playing his wife, Zelma. The drama will follow the success of Redding, whose career included hits such as (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay and These Arms of Mine before his death in a 1967 plane crash at …

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