EXCLUSIVE: Lee Daniels has added recruited realevanross, DanaGourrier and Erik Laray Harvey for his The United States vs. Billie Holiday feature
Singer, songwriter Andra Day is taking on the role of the iconic jazz crooner known for hits like “Strange Fruit,” “I’ll Be Seeing You, “and “Blue Moon.” Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Natasha Lyonne, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph will co-star.
The film, which hails from New Slate Ventures, Lee Daniels Entertainment, and Roth Kirschenbaum Films, will chronicle Holiday’s career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. It will explore Holiday’s struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love.
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