When he’s not busy mangling a cockney accent in Ocean’s 13, Don Cheadle will be slipping behind the radio mike for Talk To Me, the true-life tale of a former prisoner-turned radio personality.
Cheadle’s playing Ralph Waldo “Petey” Green, who, on his release from prison, courted controversy at a white-owned station and went on to become a beloved radio personality in 1960’s Washington.
And he’ll get solid support from rising Brit thesp and Inside Man co-star Chiwetel Ejiofor, who has signed on as Dewey Hughes, Green’s producer.
Kasi Lemmons, last seen turning Sam Jackson into a tramp for 2001’s The Caveman’s Valentine, will direct and re-write Michael Genet’s script.
"Petey's story is dramatic, funny and vital," enthused Focus Features president James Schamus to The Hollywood Reporter. "The combination of this director and these two gifted actors will not only entertain but illuminate - qualities that we look for in Focus movies."