Whitaker 'to star' as jazz legend - BBC News
Pub. Date - Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:25:00 GMT
"He lived an amazing life and, through his art, shifted the way music was played and would be heard after him, not just here in the US but all over the world." Whitaker has previously directed films including romantic comedies First Daughter ...

Forest lines up Armstrong biopic - MSN UK News
Pub. Date - Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:37:00 GMT
Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker is reportedly heading behind the cameras to direct a new Louis Armstrong biopic. The US actor - who bagged an Academy Award for his portrayal of Idi Amin in 2006's The Last King Of Scotland - will also star in What A ...

Conveying the spirit of Louis Armstrong - Las Vegas Sun
Pub. Date - Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:55:00 GMT
Byron Stripling has played with the Count Basie Orchestra under the direction of Frank Foster, backed Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie, and performed solo with the Boston Pops. He is artistic director of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. The Las Vegas ...

Forest Whitaker To Play Louis Armstrong - Eyewitness News
Pub. Date - Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:47:00 GMT
Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker is about to bring another jazz legend's life story to the big screen. Whitaker, who portrayed Charlie Parker for director Clint Eastwood in "Bird," will star in and direct a film on jazz great Louis Armstrong ...

Forest Whitaker to play Louis Armstrong in biopic - Entertainment.uk.msn.com
Pub. Date - Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:45:00 GMT
Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker is set to play the part of the late jazz great Louis Armstrong in a new Armstrong biopic, 'What A Wonderful World'. The film, named after Armstrong's most famous song, has been officially approved by his estate ...

Forest Whitaker Will Have Total Control over Louis Armstrong Biopic - Eflux Media
Pub. Date - Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:21:00 GMT
Forest Whitaker is set to direct and star in “What a Wonderful World,” a film based on the life of Louis Armstrong. This is actually the first Armstrong official biopic that will chronicle the musician's life from his impoverished early days in ...

Forest Whitaker takes on Louis Armstrong for ‘What a Wonderful World ... - Monsters and Critics
Pub. Date - Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:03:00 GMT
Forest Whitaker is set to direct and star in “What a Wonderful World” – which is based on the life of Louis Armstrong. Forest Whitaker explores the world of Louis Armstrong with new film. Forest Whitaker - Stand Up To Cancer - Arrivals - Kodak ...

FOREST WHITAKER - WHITAKER LANDS ARMSTRONG ROLE - Contactmusic.com
Pub. Date - Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:47:00 GMT
FOREST WHITAKER is delighted to land the lead role in a new LOUIS ARMSTRONG biopic after winning the approval of the late star's estate. The actor will play the legendary jazz musician in the upcoming movie and will also direct the picture. He says ...

Whitaker 'to star' as jazz legend - BBC News
Pub. Date - Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:25:00 GMT
Forest Whitaker is to star in, and direct, Louis Armstrong biopic What a Wonderful World, according to reports. The film was being made by Paris-based company Legende, which produced last year's Edith Piaf film La Vie en Rose, trade publication ...

Forest Whitaker To Play Louis Armstrong In New Biopic - Sound-Check Music
Pub. Date - Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:45:00 GMT
Hollywood actor Forest Whitaker will play Louis Armstrong in a new biopic about the legendary jazz musician. What A Wonderful World, named after one of Armstrong's songs, will follow the performer's career from his upbringing in New Orleans to his ...