The Miles Davis Movie: The Latest News & Updates

Happy 2013! All the latest and greatest news about Miles Davis and the Miles Davis Movie (that seems to be titled Kill the Trumpet Player) is happening over at MilesDavisOnline.com. In the meantime, here are some posts about the Miles Davis Film you might have missed! Don Cheadle On Miles Davis Biopic: “We’re Not Letting … Continue reading »

The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle Exits Director’s Chair For Antoine Fuqua

In the beginning – March 14, 2007, to be exact – when it was officially announced that Don Cheadle had struck a deal between his Crescendo Prods. and the Miles Davis Estate to star in a movie about Miles Davis, it was also revealed the film would be his feature directing debut. On that same … Continue reading »

Miles Davis Biopic Rolls On, Likely Headed For An Art House Theatre Near You

I hate to sound like I am raining on the creative parade, but what is so darn wrong about a Miles Davis Biopic just ‘being about Miles?’ Don Cheadle recently spoke with Vibe.com about the project: “Biopics are concerned with cradle to the grave depictions of a subject and character. This movie is much more … Continue reading »

Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?*

Matt Damon and Don Cheadle enjoyed Martorano’s restaurant at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Saturday, July 3rd following the celebrity poker tournament, Ante up for Africa. Joined by a handful of their closest friends, Damon and Cheadle reminisced about their movie roles including Rounders and Ocean’s 13, while Martorano’s played clips of the films … Continue reading »

The Miles Davis Movie: Miles Davis Biopic Release Date Pushed From 2011 To 2013

At some point in the last few weeks the release date/year for the Untitled Miles Davis Biopic listing on IMDB was switched from 2011 to 2013. I kicked off the Miles Davis Movie blog back in June 2008, so clearly I was just a touch early to the party. But in reality I could have … Continue reading »

The Miles Davis Movie: Unofficial Teaser Poster Should Be Official!

If you know me then you know I am obsessed with the Miles Davis Biopic. The other day I was chatting with graphic designer Julien Trédan-Turini (interviewed here last week) about the film and my intense curiosity about what the movie poster will (one day) look like. We’re on step 7 out of 100 (1000?!) … Continue reading »

The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle In Paris

In between all the Iron Man 2 hullabaloo, it’s easy to forget Don Cheadle is the guy with the enormous responsibility to make a biopic about Miles Davis. So when we get a glimpse of the actor strolling around the We Want Miles exhibit in Paris, it tells those of us following the long and … Continue reading »

Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?*

Here’s Don Cheadle dressed up as War Machine for the upcoming “Iron Man 2.” Sigh. How nice will it be when we get the early photos of Cheadle dressed up as Miles Davis? * when he’s not working on the Miles Davis Biopic Continue reading »

The Miles Davis Movie: New Screenwriter Working With Don Cheadle

Although the Oscar-nominated screenwriting and producing duo Chris Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele are still listed on IMDB as part of the Untitled Miles Davis Biopic, Erin Davis (Davis’ son) and Vince Wilburn Jr. (Davis’ nephew), in a recent interview with YRB Magazine, reveals that a new writer, Steven Baigelman, is collaborating with Don Cheadle … Continue reading »

Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?*

Variety: Brendan Gleeson is teaming up with Don Cheadle to star in helmer John Michael McDonagh’s “The Guard.” Pic follows an unorthodox Irish policeman who joins forces with a strait-laced FBI agent to take on an international drug smuggling gang in Ireland. * when he’s not working on the Miles Davis Biopic Continue reading »

Don Cheadle Inks TV Deal With NBC; ‘Miles Davis’ The TV series Sounds Like A Great Idea!

According to Variety, Crescendo, the production company Cheadle launched with former managers Kay Liberman and Lenore Zerman, has sealed a first-look TV deal at NBC. Seriously – a TV series based on the life and times of Miles Davis? How is that not appointment television? A mini-series might not be too terrible either. In truth, … Continue reading »

Miles Davis Biopic Will Not Be ‘A History Lesson’ Says Don Cheadle

In an interview with Ed Potton in the Times of London, Don Cheadle not only mentions his plans to direct and star in the Miles Davis Biopic, but he also reinforces his decision to produce a film that does not follow the ‘Hollywood’ blueprint for biopics. His pet project is a biopic of his childhood … Continue reading »

Don Cheadle Talks Miles Davis Movie at Comic-Con

I stumbled on this interesting interview with Don Cheadle during his press rounds at Comic-Con. The back-and-forth questioning is brought to us via Paul Fischer and Moviehole (many thanks): — Question: What are you doing next? Do you want to do a smaller film next? Cheadle: I’ve gotta get this Miles Davis project off, so … Continue reading »

And then I asked a question about the Miles Davis biopic….

Deadline Hollywood Daily has a nice play-by-play of the ‘Iron Man 2′ panel at Comic-Con Saturday. The whole gang was there (Favreau, Downey Jr., Rockwell) including War Machine himself, Don Cheadle. No, I didn’t ask Cheadle about the Miles Davis film b/c I stayed up in LA this weekend, but had I traveled down to … Continue reading »

What Will Happen First: Don Cheadle Wins the World Series of Poker, or Don Cheadle Releases His Miles Davis Biopic?

Does this look like a man concerned with filming the life and times of Miles Davis? On a non-cynical note, congratulations to Don Cheadle and everyone associated with last week’s “Ante Up For Africa” poker fundraiser in Las Vegas. The charity event raised funds for the humanitarian relief effort benefiting the victims of strife in … Continue reading »