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FKA Twigs to Play Josephine Baker in Biopic Directed by ‘Cuties’ Filmmaker | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
- FKA Twigs is reportedly negotiating to star as Josephine Baker in an untitled biopic directed by Maïmouna Doucouré.
- The project follows Baker's pioneering career as the first Black woman to star in a major film and her activism, and it has been endorsed by her sons and estate.
- Doucouré, known for the 2020 film Cuties that critiqued child sexualization, is producing with Studiocanal and CPB Films through Bien ou Bien Prods.
- In a Vogue interview, FKA Twigs connected her aesthetic to Baker's influence, describing the essence of being a dandy as embracing both admiration and provocation through confident, style-driven expression.
- This biopic suggests renewed theatrical interest in Baker's life, expanding beyond prior television portrayals and highlighting her cultural and civil rights impact.
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Musician FKA Twigs to Portray Josephine Baker
French production company Studiocanal is developing a film about Josephine Baker, according to American magazine Variety. The role of the dance legend, anti-racism fighter and later queer icon is to be played by English musician, actress and dancer FKA Twigs.
FKA Twigs Is Reportedly The Top Choice To Play Josephine Baker In An Upcoming Biopic
Getty Image FKA Twigs could be expanding her acting resume rather soon. As for what role the “Childlike Things” singer is in line for, FKA Twigs’ 2025 Met Gala look might have served as a fashionable hint. According to Variety, FKA Twigs is in the runnings to star as the late Josephine Baker. Cuties filmmaker Maimouna Doucouré has been tapped to direct a new biopic of the late dancer, singer, actor, and activist. While nothing has been finalized…
FKA twigs to Play Josephine Baker in Biopic Directed by ‘Cuties’ Filmmaker | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
FKA twigs is taking on an iconic role. The 37-year-old “Eusexua” singer is in negotiations to star as Josephine Baker, the legendary American-born French dancer, singer and actor, in a biopic which will be directed by Cuties filmmaker Maimouna Doucouré, via Variety. The biopic has also been endorsed by Josephine Baker’s sons, Jean-Claude Bouillon Baker and Brian Bouillon Baker, and the Rainbow Tribe, which is what she dubbed her many adopted chi…
FKA Twigs In Talks to Star as Josephine Baker in Studiocanal’s Biopic From ‘Cuties’ Director Maimouna Doucouré
FKA Twigs is in negotiations to star as Josephine Baker, the pioneering American-born French entertainer, in a biopic directed by Maimouna Doucouré.
FKA Twigs To Play Josephine Baker In Upcoming Biopic
FKA Twigs is in talks to portray legendary entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker in an upcoming biopic directed by French filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré. While plot details remain under wraps, the film is said to explore the extraordinary life of Baker, who broke racial barriers as a performer and used her fame to support the French Resistance during World War II, as well as the American civil rights movement. Doucouré, who made her…
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