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- on May 4, 2010 from Deadline:
As 'Fela!' Lands 11 Tony Noms, Pic On The Musician/Acti...
- The Broadway musical Fela! received 11 Tony nominations this morning, and a Focus Features movie about the African musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti now officially has its leading man. Chiwetel Ejiofor is formally attached to play Fela in the film that will be directed by Steve McQueen, the British artist who made his he...
- added Chiwetel Ejiofor to the credits
- on December 8, 2009 from Variety:
Focus to film 'Fela' feature
- Focus Features has set Steve McQueen to direct "Fela," a feature film based on the life of African musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti -- the subject of the recently opened Broadway musical "Fela!"
- added a synopsis
- "The movie will focus on the life of African musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti."
- added Leigh Blake to the credits
- added Lydia Dean Pilcher to the credits
- added Biyi Bandele to the credits
- added Steve McQueen to the credits
- added Focus Features as a distributor
- changed the production status to Development
- created the movie profile
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- From Tue., May 4, 2010 to Tue., December 8, 2009
- Deadline Tue., May 4, 2010
- added Chiwetel Ejiofor to the credits
- Variety Tue., December 8, 2009
- added a synopsis
- added Leigh Blake to the credits
- added Lydia Dean Pilcher to the credits
- added Biyi Bandele to the credits
- added Steve McQueen to the credits
- added Focus Features as a distributor
- changed the production status to Development
- created the movie profile