Art Big names, high hopes for multi-racial movieA month after “Black Panther” showcased black excellence in the form of a superhero movie, “A Wrinkle in Time” is hoping to do the same through a beloved American children’s novel. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the Disney movie transforms author Madeleine L’Engle’s 1962 tale of science fiction, adolescent angst and imagination into a vision of black female empowerment. The film, opening in US theatres on Friday, also marks the first time a woman of colour has directed a Hollywood action movie with a budget bigger than $100 million, and with such a multi-racial cast. DuVernay cast bi-racial actress Storm Reid as teenager Meg and populated the film with actors of multiple ethnicities. “Black Panther,” also from Disney, won rave reviews, has taken $921 million at the global box office in three weeks, and upended the Hollywood notion that films by and about black people don’t make money.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 08, 2018 12:33 UTC