Jackson, Bassett, Hudson book 'Nativity'
Thesps in talks to join Lemmons' take on B'way musical
After sharing the Broadway stage in "The Mountaintop," Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett are in negotiations to reteam for Fox Searchlight's "Black Nativity," with Jennifer Hudson ("Dreamgirls") in talks to join them.
Kasi Lemmons is writing and directing the film based on Langston Hughes' gospel musical that was first performed on Broadway in 1961.
Story follows a young black teen from Baltimore who is sent by his single mother to Harlem to spend Christmas with the grandparents he's never met. Through his grandfather's Christmas Eve sermon and a stylized, dream-sequence retelling of the classic Nativity story, he learns about the importance of faith and family.
CAA-repped Hudson recently appeared as a nun in "The Three Stooges" and played Winnie Mandela opposite Terrence Howard in the indie drama "Winnie." Thesp is currently reteaming with Howard on Andrew Levitas' drama "Lullaby."
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056242
Jennifer will also be filming "Mister and Peete" this summer with Jordin Sparks!