Jamie Foxx to Star in “The Soloist”

The actor Jamie Foxx is to return to the genre that has won him an Oscar. The former “Ray” star has just joined the cast for “The Soloist”, which is a musical biopic that “Pride and Prejudice” Joe Wright is to direct from DreamWorks.
The movie will focus on the real story of Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, who is a homeless musician with schizophrenia but who dreams of playing at Walt Disney Concert Hall and it has been inspired by a 12-part series of articles written by the Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez.
Jamie Foxx is a classically trained musician and actor who has won an Oscar at the Best Actor category for his playing Ray Charles in “Ray”. He has also recently teamed with DreamWorks for “Dreamgirls”.
His recent credits include the upcoming Middle East-set thriller “The Kingdom”.

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