Stephan James confirmed to join Moonlight to direct the new film.

Director Barry Jenkins.

1905 movie network news　Recently, foreign media reported that Barry Jenkins’s new film "If Beale Street Could Talk" won the male lead and will star in this new film based on the novel of the same name.

Barry Jenkins is a famous American director and screenwriter. He won the Golden Globe Best Film Oscar last year, and after winning the prize, Barry also started his new film project. He will put the novel "If Beale Street Could Talk" by the famous writer james baldwin on the big screen. The story is set in Harlem, new york in the 1970s, and the protagonists are a newly engaged young couple, Fonny and Tish. Finney is falsely accused of rape, and Tish, who is pregnant, will run around looking for evidence to prove her husband’s innocence. Anna Poorna, founded by Megan Ellison, will invest in this film, and will also make this film together with Moonlight production company Plan B and Jenkins’ own Pastel studio, and start shooting in October.

Stephan James confirmed to join If Beale Street could talk.

The film is expected to be released in 2018. At that time, 1905 Movie Network will report the latest news for you.