Queen Latifah will be starring and producing a new HBO movie about blues great Bessie Smith.
Academy Award winning actress, hip hop legend and Cover Girl model, Queen Latifah will take the lead role in the production.
Bessy Smith is considered to be the greatest blues singer of all time and went on to be one of the highest paid African American actresses of her time, the 1920’s. She made a name for herself performing in cabarets and vaudeville shows where she sang alongside another blues great, Ma Rainey. Ma Rainey had earned the title’mother of the blues’. Bessie became so successful as a singer and vaudevillian performer that ended up the highest paid African American actress during the 1920s. Ultimately, the Great Depression affected her career as it did many others during that time. Bessie died in a car accident in the 30’s, she was only in her 40’s.
Dee Rees be directing the biopic which was called “Bessie” in many entertainment outlets, but may actually be called “Blue Goose Hollow“. Guess we’ll see what the title ends up being. According to Deadline, joining Queen Latifah will be Mo’Nique & Khandi Alexander. Mo’Nique is set to play Ma Rainey in the Biopic. Alexander will be playing Bessie’s sister. There is a popular story about Bessie and Ma Rainey which says that Ma Rainey kidnapped Bessie, forced her to join ger group, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels and taught the young Bessie to sing.
Is there anything Queen Latifah can’t do? Doesn’t seem there is.
Image source: Queen Latifah for Covergirl
Extras casting directors in Atlanta are seeking Atlanta based extras for possible background and featured roles in the film. The film is set in the 1920’s so they are looking for people who have very natural looks, no breast implants, tattoos, body modification, etc.
Casting directors at Marinella Hume casting for African American extras and musicians.
Please only apply is you fit the specs and are local to the Atlanta area.
Check out the casting notice below:
For a new film about a JAZZ GREAT
We are seeking ONLY the listed roles as other roles will become available shortly
We have a Speakeasy scene, and some bedroom scenes that REQUIRE Nudity / Completely topless
NOTES:
THESE ROLES REQUIRE NATURAL BREASTS , WOMEN WITH CURVES, THINK CIRCA 1900-1930 SPEAKEASY TYPES,FOR HAIRSTYLES , COSTUMES ( PROVIDED) AND BODY TYPES, NO SIX PACK ABS, NO BREAST IMPLANTS UNLESS THEY APPEAR TO BE VERY NATURAL- SOME ROLES WILL REQUIRE FULL ON NUDITY WITH MAIN PERFORMER ,in a dream sequence.
( PREFER NO OR at very least ”COVERABLE” TATTOOS)
PLEASE ** NOTATE 1. OK WITH NUDITY AND 2.REAL OR IMPLANTS** VERY IMPORTANT
This Film has been partially shot – we are shooting additional scenes and finishing scenes in Atlanta to play Louisiana
Speakeasy Women
African American, and mixed ethnicities-
( NON -CAUCASIAN)
Ages 18-30’sh looking for all shades of skintones, looking for all body types ( think the real women in the”Dove” soap commercials , as well as traditional body types from that era’
Jazz Musicians
African American Men , 18 plus
any type of real jazz musician-please notate in notes section the Instruments
and style of JAZZ that you PLAY
must be something you currently do VERY WELL
Submit 3 pictures ( NO HEADSHOTS NONE PLEASE )
at least one of these pictures MUST show length of hair and coloring .
Please respect our wishes and submit ONLY well lit and CLEAR in focus pictures taken just for this project in a shirt or top that shows skin ( wife beater, bikini top )
Include:
Name
Ht
Wt
Sizes of Dress ,Bra, and cup
Cell phone
( notate natural )
include your current city .
jazzmhc14@gmail.com
in subject line put “speakeasy women”