A new Sammy Davis Jr. biopic is in the works at MGM and Lena Waithe's Hillman Grad banner. David Matthews will pen the movie based on the bookSammy Davis Jr.: My Father, written by Davis' daughter, Tracey, and Dolores A.
Barclay. The synopsis reads: "In his 60s, groundbreaking entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.tries to pull off the biggest showbiz reunion in history but first, he'll have to mend all the relationships he's broken along the wayto stardom.
Told in impressionistic flashbacks, thestory of Sammy Davis,Jr.'s rise from child prodigy, to global superstar, as he fights racism, the Hollywood machine, and his personal demons in a last-ditch attempt to reclaim his former stardom." Waithe would produce with Rishi Rajani and Julia Lebedev and.
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