Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant
Jennifer Hudson will star in the upcoming film WINNIE, a story about the former wife of first South African president Nelson Mandela. The film will start shooting in May of 2010 in South Africa. The events and story surrounding Winnie Mandela are as interesting as those that surround her former husband, including jail time for campaigning against apartheid as well as conviction of fraud. If Ms. Hudson can pull a film like this off we may see another gold statue in her future.
Source: Variety
Tags: jennifer hudson, movie news, nelson mandela, winnie mandela
[...] Howard will star alongside Jennifer Hudson in the upcoming film WINNIE. As stated in a previous story, WINNIE is about the former wife of Nelson Mandela and the trials she had to face while being [...]