Don cheadles miles davis movie miles ahead is headed to. Mar 17, 2016 don cheadle discussed how he tried to channel the spirit of miles davis in his biopic miles ahead and chose an experimental format rather than a more straightforward retelling, while on a sxsw. Don cheadle on miles davis and race in hollywood cheadle wrote, directed and stars in the new film miles ahead, which sees a latecareer miles davis struggles to reconnect with his muse. Don cheadle flails about trying to channel the spirit of late jazztrumpeting legend miles davis in miles ahead, a biopic that rejects typical. Miles ahead 2015 don cheadle in miles ahead 2015 miles ahead 2015. When, in 2006, miles davis was posthumously inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame, a family member announced that there was a biopic in the works starring don cheadle which was, as it. Don cheadle directed and stars in miles ahead as the jazz trumpeter miles davis, a project he had been involved in for years. When you set out to make a biopic, the purpose, whether stated or not, is usually to hit the highlights or lowlights of someones life, cheadle said. Don cheadle on composing film like jazz in miles ahead kqed. In 2018, cheadle gueststarred in the firstseason finale of ducktales, providing donald ducks new voice box. Don cheadle s miles ahead movie about jazz icon miles davis wont match the scope of cate blanchetts carol shot here this spring. Not your miles davis biopic a film we also need you are drawn in to a world informed by his life, that never happened.
Heres the first footage of don cheadle playing late jazz great miles davis in the upcoming miles ahead. The dapper actor who earned an oscar nod for his portrayal of a noble hero in hotel rwanda. The great black actor don cheadle makes miles davis look. I said, i want to make the movie that miles would want. Don cheadle really plays trumpet in miles ahead, but not. This is already one of my most anticipated movies of this year. Don cheadle attends the screening of miles ahead during sxsw. He also cowrote the script and spent almost a decade. Cheadle met with wilburn, now a producer on miles ahead, to.
Don cheadle directed and stars in miles ahead as the jazz. Don cheadle is known for tackling tricky roles in films such as crash, hotel rwanda, and flight, and his latest role is another challenging one. Oct 10, 2015 don cheadle flails about trying to channel the spirit of late jazztrumpeting legend miles davis in miles ahead, a biopic that rejects typical genre conventions to the point of chasing. Watch exclusive first clip of don cheadle as miles davis. Miles ahead, a freeform biopic directed by its star, don cheadle, is a passionate jumble of a movie, a heady plunge into miles davis persona that doesnt always bother to make sense of what. Don cheadle wears as many hats as afforded to him playing the title character as well as appearing in the credits as producer and director in a film that showcases cheadle s talent and offers a strong case in ensuring the oscars have some color on the stage at next years telecast. Not only does he act the hell out of the role of the late jazz trumpeter miles davis. Don cheadle is miles davis in the first trailer for miles ahead. Miles ahead, an impressionistic take on miles davis. Miles ahead, though, is the only one that basically turns its famous subject into the star of lethal weapon with miles davis as mel gibson. Why i had to make my miles davis movie miles ahead directorstar talks bringing the jazz legend to the big screen. After graduating high school in denver, colorado, cheadle attended and graduated. Don cheadle pays tribute to the imagined life and times of miles davis.
Miles ahead is a 2015 american biographical drama film directed by don cheadle in his feature directorial debut, which cheadle cowrote with steven baigelman, stephen j. I was sort of prepped into service by davis nephew vincent wilburn who announced after the induction of miles davis into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2006 that they were going to make a movie after his life, and that i was going to play him. Apr 22, 2016 the life and music of miles dewey davis, better known as miles davis, is on display in the new biopic, miles ahead. Don cheadle on becoming miles davis the new york times. Miles ahead is a biopic starring don cheadle as famous social music trumpeter miles davis. Don cheadle won the role of miles davis before he even knew he was being considered. Apr 20, 2016 m iles ahead, a biopic about the jazz legend miles davis, is directed by its star, don cheadle, one of the best actors in these united states. Don cheadle readies his miles davis movie jazztimes. Mar 26, 2016 don cheadle on miles davis and race in hollywood cheadle wrote, directed and stars in the new film miles ahead, which sees a latecareer miles davis struggles to reconnect with his muse. Miles davis busts out of his silent period with an unlikely partner in crime check out join miles ahead a don cheadle film on indiegogo. It first hit cheadles own ears after the legendary trumpeter was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2006, when the actors name was floated by miles son erin and the trumpeters nephew vince wilburn jr. Miles ahead cheadle takes on the jazz great in an uneven but inventive film that struggles at times to bring clarity to its idea of davis but experiments intriguingly with past.
The movie is set in 1979, but the jaguar has a highcenter brake light, which. The fandango movieclips trailers channel is your destination for. Searching for james brown and the american soul provide. The great black actor don cheadle makes miles davis look like. Oct 10, 2015 miles ahead, directed by and starring don cheadle, whose mimicry is superlative, gives you sketches of davis drawn from one of his darker periods, a selfimposed retirement in the late 1970s. Miles ahead is a 2015 american biographical drama film directed by don cheadle in his feature directorial debut, which cheadle cowrote with steven. Plus knowing don cheadle directed and it was a passion project of his, and the. Cheadle plays miles davis in miles ahead, which is a. Age of ultron 2015 colonel james rhodeswar machine. Apr 26, 2019 rumors of a miles davis biopic to star academy awardnominated actor don cheadle have been floating around for years. Don cheadle to star as wall streets first black millionaire. Oct 15, 2015 miles ahead, a freeform biopic directed by its star, don cheadle, is a passionate jumble of a movie, a heady plunge into miles davis persona that doesnt always bother to make sense of what. I use the term biopic loosely for this movie because its a biopic that is as unconventional as its.
Don cheadles miles davis biopic miles ahead out today. Entertainment weekly has the exclusive premiere of the movie trailer for miles ahead, starring and directed by don cheadle, who spoke with the magazine about the film, which opens in u. Miles davis busts out of his silent period with an unlikely partner in crime. Don cheadles latest film, miles ahead, is miles apart from other biopics.
Miles davis has just pointed a gun at a younger musician, angrily threatening his life. You dont do what i say, im going to kill you, a raspyvoiced cheadle tells ewan mcgregor, who plays a rolling. The film stars cheadle, emayatzy corinealdi, and ewan mcgregor, and closed the new york film festival on october 11, 2015. Hes playing miles davis he also directed and the time is the. In the exclusive clip at yahoo movies, we see cheadle as davis during a studio session with his band, and its clear the trumpet player has a precise sound in mind. I wanted to create a film that miles davis would want. The trailer for miles ahead hits all the high notes that directorstar don cheadle told me about his miles davis movie before filming started in july 2014. Miles ahead director star talks bringing the jazz legend to the big screen. Don cheadle wears as many hats as afforded to him playing the title character as well as appearing in the credits as producer and director in a film that showcases cheadles talent and offers a strong case in ensuring the oscars have some color. Great movie don cheadle did a great job, think of this movie as a what if miles davis was still around to act. Don cheadles new film miles ahead and james mcbrides new book kill em and leave.
Dont expect the standard biopic fare, cheadle said. Theres a hoppedup scene in miles ahead, controlled yet frenzied, when you get why don cheadle decided to go for broke. Then when miles was getting inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2006, a reporter asked miles nephew, vince wilburn, about a davis movie. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Take a look at what don cheadle does in miles ahead. Don cheadle celebrity profile check out the latest don cheadle photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Don cheadle wears as many hats as afforded to him playing the title character as well as appearing in the credits as producer and director in a film that showcases cheadles talent and offers a strong case in ensuring the oscars have some color on the stage at next years telecast. Don cheadles miles ahead movie about jazz icon miles davis wont match the scope of. Dont call don cheadles new miles davis movie miles ahead. Miles ahead is a wildly entertaining and moving exploration of one of 20th century musics creative geniuses, miles davis, featuring a career defining. Jul 07, 2014 actor don cheadles obsession with miles davis began as a child with the jazz trumpeters album porgy and bess, a beloved staple of his familys music collection.
The life and music of miles dewey davis, better known as miles davis, is on display in the new biopic, miles ahead. Mar 27, 2016 don cheadle directed and stars in miles ahead as the jazz trumpeter miles davis, a project he had been involved in for years. For years people had told the actor that he should play the legendary american jazz trumpeter it was crazy how many times i. Cheadle spent ten years writing and producing the film miles ahead 2016 based on the life of jazz musician miles davis. Mar 31, 2016 one of the strengths of miles ahead, don cheadles excellent new davis biopic, is the way it rejects that approach, capturing its subjects musical genius while still delivering a quickpaced. Don cheadles miles davis movie miles ahead is headed to theaters don cheadles miles davis biopic, miles ahead, will premiere on. Birth of the cool a film by stanley nelson 2 dvd article by doug collette, published on april 23, 2020 at all about jazz. One of the strengths of miles ahead, don cheadles excellent new davis biopic, is the way it rejects that approach, capturing its subjects musical genius while still. Apr 01, 2016 theres a hoppedup scene in miles ahead, controlled yet frenzied, when you get why don cheadle decided to go for broke. Dont call don cheadles new miles davis movie miles ahead a.
For years people had told the actor that he should play the legendary american. Don cheadle portrays the duality of miles davis brilliant musician and struggling addict in his upcoming biopic, miles ahead. Miles ahead trailer reveals don cheadle as miles davis. Don cheadle who was seemingly the miles davis estates choice before don himself even knew it, was really the only man for the job, nearly monopolizing the entire vehicle, by cowriting, staring, coproducing, and directing the film. Don cheadles film, miles ahead, is miles apart from other. Watch miles ahead movie trailer entertainment weekly february 2, 2016 entertainment weekly has the exclusive premiere of the movie trailer for miles ahead, starring and directed by don cheadle, who spoke with the magazine about the film, which opens in u.
Miles ahead is worth watching for don cheadles strong work on both sides of the. Don cheadle on composing film like jazz in miles ahead. Actor don cheadles obsession with miles davis began as a child with the jazz trumpeters album porgy and bess, a beloved staple of. The only gripe i had which can happen on shoe string budgets, the sound was low on scenes. Rivele, and christopher wilkinson, which interprets the life and compositions of jazz musician miles davis. Apr 08, 2016 don cheadle tells me he wanted to make a movie that felt like miles davis, and indeed, theres a brief fivesecond moment in his new film, miles ahead, thats the perfect combination of the mans attitude and artistry. Famed trumpeter miles davis gets the biopic treatment in don cheadles new film, miles ahead, which opens friday, april 15. Actors don cheadle and ewan mcgregor film the first scenes monday for the miles davis movie.
Don cheadle and a community of artists made a film the way they imagined miles davis would have, with attitude and always looking forward. His childhood found him moving from city to city with his family. Watch miles ahead movie trailer entertainment weekly. Miles davis is the role that just wouldnt let don cheadle go. Miles ahead, directed by and starring don cheadle, whose mimicry is superlative, gives you sketches of davis drawn from one of his darker periods, a selfimposed retirement in the late 1970s.
Don cheadle is completely unrecognizable in miles davis. Oct 09, 2015 heres the first footage of don cheadle playing late jazz great miles davis in the upcoming miles ahead. But if stanley nelsons birth of the cool reaffirms anything. Donald frank cheadle was born in kansas city, missouri on november 29, 1964. Don cheadle discussed how he tried to channel the spirit of miles davis in his biopic miles ahead and chose an experimental format rather than a more straightforward retelling, while on a sxsw. Jun 16, 2016 miles davis is the role that just wouldnt let don cheadle go. Not only does he act the hell out of the role of the late jazz trumpeter miles davis the raspy voice, the death. In 2006, when davis was posthumously being inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame, daviss nephew. It works for me as a jazz film, or perhaps i should say a social music film. Watch exclusive first clip of don cheadle as miles davis in. Rumors of a miles davis biopic to star academy awardnominated actor don cheadle have been floating around for years. M iles ahead, a biopic about the jazz legend miles davis, is directed by its star, don cheadle, one of the best actors in these united states. Written and directed by don cheadle, who also stars as davis, the film is inspired by true events and looks at the complexities of daviss life during the 1970s, when he virtually disappeared. Don cheadle tells me he wanted to make a movie that felt like miles davis, and indeed, theres a brief fivesecond moment in his new film, miles ahead, thats the perfect combination of the mans attitude and artistry.