Denzel Washington says he'll direct, produce August Wilson plays for HBO

Share614   Tweet27   Share on Google+3   Share on Pinterest0   Share on Tumblr (Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Posted September 18 2015 — 11:05 AM EDT Denzel Washington will be directing 10 and executive producing nine of August Wilson’s plays for HBO, the actor told the audience in a Q&A at the University of Southern California on Thursday. The two-time Oscar winner, who won a Tony Award for his...

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Denzel Washington to Direct and Star in August Wilson’s ‘Fences’ Adaptation at HBO

While everyone knows Denzel Washington for his two-time Oscar-winning acting skills, you may forget that the actor has also gotten behind the camera as a director for Antwone Fisher and The Great Debaters. And now he’s preparing for another stint wearing several hats on the movie set as director, producer and star of a new project at HBO. During An Evening With Denzel Washington & Dr. Todd Boyd Friday...

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Denzel Washington's Greatest Role: Mentor

The Boys & Girls Clubs' most famous alum inspires kids to follow his lead. By Matt McMillenWebMD Magazine - Feature Reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD Walking to Nathan Hale elementary school in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Denzel Washington passed the construction site for the Boys Club building each morning, anxious to get inside. "I was 5, 6, maybe 7 years old, and I couldn't wait," he recalls. "My mother took me there when it finally opened, and the rest is history." The two-time Academy Award­winner and star of the new film The Equalizer says the Boys Club of Mount...

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August Wilson’s 10 Plays For HBO Over Next Decade

Denzel Washington was in Beverly Hills tonight for a Q&A and broke some serious news. In a sit-down with “The Notorious Ph.D.” Todd Boyd, the two-time Oscar winner said he has worked an arrangement with the estate of August Wilson to direct and exec produce all 10 of the Pulitzer-winning dramatist’s plays for HBO. Washington said the  estate to do one a year on the premium channel. “I’m directing,...

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Denzel Washington: Never Let You Down

Flight “God help me,” mutters airline pilot “Whip” Whitaker at the climactic moment of truth in Robert Zemeckis’s Flight. Whip has been hailed as a hero for saving 96 “souls” by crash-landing his crippled plane, having pulled off a daring, decidedly nontextbook aerial maneuver while maintaining the calm professionalism of a heart surgeon. Whip also happens to be an alcoholic and drug user with a messiah complex who’s almost continuously...

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