Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis Movie Will Be a Cubist Gangster Pic, Whatever That Means

Posted on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 by Angie Han

When we first reported on the impending Miles Davis biopic from Notorious director George Tillman Jr. this past fall, we wondered how that news might affect the other Davis picture, which actor Don Cheadle has been developing for the past several years. As it turns out, Cheadle’s not too worried — because his story won’t be a straightforward biopic so much as a “cubist” “gangster pic” set in 1979, when the iconic American musician wasn’t even active in the music world. Wait, what? Read his quotes after the jump.

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‘Notorious’ Helmer George Tillman Jr. to Direct Miles Davis Biopic

Posted on Thursday, November 10th, 2011 by Angie Han

George Tillman Jr., who previously brought rapper Notorious B.I.G.’s life to the big screen in Notorious, is lined up to direct another musical biopic, this time about legendary jazz musician Miles Davis. Tentatively titled Miles, the project is based on the book Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis by Davis’ son Gregory Davis. Gregory Davis will serve as a consultant on the picture, with Nick Davis Raynes and Ged Dickersin and lined up to produce. More details after the jump.

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