Kelvin Harrison Jr. to Star in 'Chevalier de Saint-Georges'

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Kelvin Harrison Jr. Lands Lead in Searchlight’s Period Biopic ‘Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ https://t.co/v8SfLk1Sfp
- Variety (@Variety) April 1, 2021

Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves, Luce) has been cast as the lead in Chevalier de Saint-Georges, an upcoming period biopic about the artist known by the same name. The illegitimate son of a French plantation

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[little_vienna]

It doesn't have to be academic to be accurate, though, and it's frustrating IMO that the first major film about him looks like it's going to be a heavily fictionalized, made up version of events where the major catalyst in his life is a fictional falling out with the Marie Antoinette/the French court that causes his "downfall," which didn't really happen (the falling out, or the downfall, at least not in that context).

Instead of tackling who he was or what he actually did. He was an abolitionist, traveled in between London and Paris and was even attacked in London likely for said abolitionist ties, established a society for the freedom of black people in France and French territories, became a revolutionary military leader, was imprisoned, prior to the French revolution already had an international reputation for being a ladies man & fencing champion, etc etc. Why do they need to make up some court drama, when his actual life was far more fascinating?

Maybe it would be different if he was more well known and we had tons of movies about him like we do other figures, but in this case it's like... I want them tell his story.