Billy Porter To Play James Baldwin In Upcoming Biopic

Actor and vocalist Billy Porter will be taking on the role of late American writer, James Baldwin. The Pose star will give life to the story of the iconic novelist, playwright, poet and activist through Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group Motion Pictures. Porter and Dan McCabe are said to be the scriptwriters for the feature, with basis from David Leeming’s 1994 biography on Baldwin.

“As a Black queer man on this planet with relative consciousness, I find myself, like James Baldwin said, ‘in a rage all the time,’” Porter said in a statement via The Hollywood Reporter. “I am because James was. I stand on James Baldwin’s shoulders, and I intend to expand his legacy for generations to come.”

Source: Vibe