Roots (2016 miniseries)
| Roots | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Based on | Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley |
| Written by |
Alex Haley Lawrence Konner Mark Rosenthal Alison McDonald Charles Murray |
| Directed by |
Bruce Beresford Thomas Carter Phillip Noyce Mario Van Peebles |
| Starring |
Forest Whitaker Anna Paquin Laurence Fishburne Jonathan Rhys Myers Anika Noni Rose Tip “T.I.” Harris Emayatzy Corinealdi Matthew Goode Mekhi Phifer James Purefoy Regé-Jean Page Malachi Kirby |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Ann Kindberg George Parra William Packer (executive) Marc Toberoff (executive) Mark Wolper (executive) LeVar Burton (co-executive) Korin Huggins (co-executive) Alissa M. Kantrow (line) Dirk Hoogstra (production executive) Michael Stiller (development executive) |
| Editor(s) | James Wilcox |
| Cinematography | Peter Menzies, Jr. |
| Running time | Approx. 8 hours |
| Release | |
| Original network | History Channel |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
Roots Roots: The Next Generations Roots: The Gift |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Roots is an upcoming American miniseries and a remake of Roots.
Cast
- Forest Whitaker as Fiddler
- Laurence Fishburne as Alex Haley
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Tom Lea
- Anika Noni Rose as Kizzy
- Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt
- Tip “T.I.” Harris as Cyrus
- Regé-Jean Page as Chicken George
- Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte
- Emayatzy Corinealdi as Belle
- Matthew Goode as Dr. William Waller
- Carlacia Grant as Irene
- Mekhi Phifer as Jerusalem
- James Purefoy as John Waller
Production
The History channel is planning a remake of the miniseries after acquiring rights from David L. Wolper's son, Mark Wolper, and Alex Haley's estate. The planned new eight-hour miniseries, with Mark Wolper as executive producer, will draw on Haley's novel and the original miniseries albeit from a contemporary perspective.[1] In April 2015, it was announced that along with The History Channel, Lifetime and A&E would also broadcast the remake of the Roots miniseries. Will Packer, Marc Toberoff and Mark Wolper will executive produce it alongside Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal. LeVar Burton, star of the original series, and Korin Huggins will co-executive produce it.[2]
On February 11, 2016, a trailer for the remake of Roots was released[3] and Paul Buccieri, president of A&E and The History Channels, announced that the four night, 8-hour event series will premiere on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016. The ensemble cast includes Forest Whitaker as Fiddler, Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt, Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Tom Lea, Anika Noni Rose as Kizzy, Tip “T.I.” Harris as Cyrus, Emayatzy Corinealdi as Belle, Matthew Goode as Dr. William Waller, Mekhi Phifer as Jerusalem, James Purefoy as John Waller, introduces Regé-Jean Page as Chicken George and Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte, and Laurence Fishburne as Alex Haley.[4]
References
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 5, 2013). "History To Remake Iconic ‘Roots’ Miniseries". Deadline. PMC. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2015-04-30). "‘Roots’ Remake Set For History, A&E, Lifetime; Will Packer, LeVar Burton Produce". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ↑ "Roots: Official Trailer | Premieres Memorial Day 2016 | History". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ↑ wilsonmorales. "HISTORY’s “Roots” Set to Premiere Memorial Day 2016 | blackfilm.com/read". Blackfilm.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
External links
- Roots at the Internet Movie Database
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