Today, Netflix unveiled the ensemble key art for The Piano Lesson, the much-anticipated film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork ahead of the film’s UK debut as a Special Presentation at the London Film Festival. The film, directed and co-written by Malcolm Washington in his feature directorial debut, is produced by Oscar nominated producers Denzel Washington and Todd Black, and features an all-star cast including Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu with Danielle Deadwyler and Corey Hawkins.
KEY INFORMATION
Release Date: November 22, 2024 on Netflix | November 8, 2024 In Select Theaters
Director: Malcolm Washington
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Jerrika Hinton, Gail Bean, with Danielle Deadwyler and Corey Hawkins
Screenplay by: Virgil Williams & Malcolm Washington
Based on the play written by: August Wilson
Produced by: Denzel Washington, p.g.a., Todd Black, p.g.a.
Executive Produced by: Jennifer Roth, Constanza Romero Wilson, Katia Washington
Director of Photography: Michael Gioulakis, ASC
Production Designer: David J. Bomba
Editor: Leslie Jones, ACE
Costume Designer: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Music By: Alexandre Desplat
SYNOPSIS
A battle is brewing in the Charles Household. At the center stands a prized heirloom piano tearing two siblings apart. On one side, a brother (John David Washington) plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister (Danielle Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage. Their uncle (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to mediate, but even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past.
Adapted from August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork, THE PIANO LESSON explores the intergenerational dynamics of identity, resilience and transcendence – revealing startling truths about how we perceive the past and who gets to define our legacy. The film is directed and co-written by Malcolm Washington in his feature directorial debut. From Oscar nominated producers Denzel Washington and Todd Black, and featuring an all-star cast including Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith with Danielle Deadwyler and Corey Hawkins.
