Forest Whitaker Set for What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong biopic

Forest Whitaker is set to direct and star in “What a Wonderful World” – which is based on the life of Louis Armstrong.

It’s been twenty years since Forest Whitaker first got under the skin of a true jazz great, with his wonderful turn as Charlie Parker in Clint Eastwood’s “Bird.”

The film will be called “What a Wonderful World” based on Armstrong’s well known song and will chronicle the musician’s life from his impoverished early days in New Orleans to his death in 1971 following a long career over which he transformed jazz and popular music as a whole.

Whitaker’s last outing behind the camera was on the forgettable family comedy, “First Daughter.” That was before he won an Oscar for “The Last King Of Scotland,” of course – and it looks like he’s using his newfound clout well, by directing a true passion project. Continue Reading…