{"id":10077,"date":"2022-05-04T15:33:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T19:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=10077"},"modified":"2023-12-12T05:54:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:54:12","slug":"janelle-monae-to-play-josephine-baker-in-new-tv-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=10077","title":{"rendered":"Janelle Monae to Play Josephine Baker in New TV Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Janelle Mona\u00e9 is slated to play Josephine Baker in <em><strong>De La Resistance<\/strong><\/em>, a new television series, according to an exclusive posting in <em>Deadline<\/em> today. The series will focus on the French efforts to overthrow the occupying Nazis during World War II, highlighting Baker\u2019s role as a spy for the Allies.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/cnei.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/temovate.html\">temovate over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br><\/p>\r\n<p>According to published reports, the series will be produced by A24, a production and distribution venue based in New York that has garnered 25 Oscar nominations as of 2019, including <em><strong>Moonlight<\/strong><\/em>, the best picture of 2017. Other A24 television products include <em><strong>Euphoria, Moonbase 8, Ramy<\/strong><\/em>, and <em><strong>Ziwe<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Josephine Baker was an iconic Black diva who captivated audiences in Paris from the 1920s onward. In 1927, the same year Al Jolson was appearing in blackface in <em><strong>The Jazz Singer,<\/strong><\/em> Baker became the first Black woman to star in a Hollywood film, <em><strong>Siren of the Tropics<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Mona\u00e9 appeared at the Met Gala this week in a costume reminiscent of Baker\u2019s Jazz Age persona. She is a long-time fan of the iconic entertainer, who famously appeared in a Paris revue in the 1920s wearing a skirt of artificial bananas and a beaded necklace. Baker was later awarded honors by Charles de Gaulle for her activities during the wartime Resistance movement.<\/p>\r\n<p>According to <em>Deadline<\/em>, Chuck Lightning, Mikael Moore, Nate Wonder and Dana Gills will serve as executive producers for Wondaland on the series. Angela Gibbs will also be an executive producer.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/cnei.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/azithromycin.html\">azithromycin over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> Damien Lewis, author of a new book on Josephine Baker, <em>The Flame Of Resistance,<\/em> is listed as co-executive producer and researcher.<\/p>\r\n<p>In addition to her singing and writing credentials, Mona\u00e9 is an author in her own right.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/cnei.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/fluoxetine.html\">fluoxetine over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> Her novel <em>The Memory Librarian<\/em> recently debuted on the<em> New York Time<\/em>s Best Seller list. 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