Ving Rhames is taking on the lead role in the big-screen adaptation of Athol Fugard's 1982 play Master Harold... and the Boys , a role Danny Glover originated on Broadway. The movie, shooting on location in South Africa, is being helmed by Emmy-winning director Lonny Price, who makes his feature debut with the film. Price played opposite Glover in the Broadway play under Fugard's direction and also directed the 2003 revival. Rhames takes on the lead role of Sam, a dignified, noble waiter who is a father figure to young Hally (Freddie Highmore). South African actor Patrick Mofokeng rounds out the cast as Willie, a younger, more lighthearted waiter who is preparing for a ballroom dancing competition. Nicky Rebelo wrote the screen adaptation of "Master Harold,"...
- 1/22/2009
- Comingsoon.net
London -- Ving Rhames is taking on the lead role in the big screen adaptation of Athol Fugard's 1982 play "Master Harold...and the Boys," a role Danny Glover made his own in the original Broadway production.
The movie, shooting on location in South Africa, is being helmed by Emmy-award winning director Lonny Price, who makes his feature debut with the film.
Price played opposite Glover in the Broadway play under Fugard's direction and also directed the 2003 revival.
Rhames takes on the lead role of Sam, a dignified, noble waiter who is a father figure to Hally, with Freddie Highmore cast.
South African actor Patrick Mofokeng, winner of a 2007 Golden Horn award for best actor in a TV series for his role in “The Good Provider” rounds out the lead cast as Willie, a younger and more light-hearted waiter preparing for a ballroom dancing competition.
The screen adaptation of “Master Harold.
The movie, shooting on location in South Africa, is being helmed by Emmy-award winning director Lonny Price, who makes his feature debut with the film.
Price played opposite Glover in the Broadway play under Fugard's direction and also directed the 2003 revival.
Rhames takes on the lead role of Sam, a dignified, noble waiter who is a father figure to Hally, with Freddie Highmore cast.
South African actor Patrick Mofokeng, winner of a 2007 Golden Horn award for best actor in a TV series for his role in “The Good Provider” rounds out the lead cast as Willie, a younger and more light-hearted waiter preparing for a ballroom dancing competition.
The screen adaptation of “Master Harold.
- 1/22/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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