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- Nate Parker has signed on to direct a police drama about a real-life hero LAPD detective.
- This is his follow-up to his directorial debut, “The Birth of a Nation,” which after winning the grand prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival was derailed when a 1999 rape trail against the actor-director resurfaced.
Nate Parker has laid low since a 1999 rape trail involving him — and subsequent suicide of his accuser — resurfaced leading up to his 2016 directorial debut, “The Birth of a Nation,” which didn’t just derail the movie’s success but its award season hopes.
Now the actor-director is attempting a comeback. It was announced on Friday that Parker has signed on to direct the police drama, “Black & Blue,” according to Deadline.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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