*”Black Panther” star Letitia Wright will portray Buffalo Soldier Moses “Mo” Washington in the upcoming film “Surrounded,” which centers on a freedwoman who disguises herself as a man in the wild wild West “to lay claim on a gold mine” in the 1870s.
Per the film’s synopsis: “Five years after the Civil War, freedwoman and former Buffalo Soldier Moses “Mo” Washington travels west to lay claim on a gold mine- the summation of years of toil for Mo and her community. It is a mean, dangerous world for an unaccompanied Black woman in 1870 America and so Mo travels into the deep frontier disguised as a man. After her stagecoach is ambushed by a group of murderous thieves, Mo is forced to hold legendary outlaw Tommy Walsh captive while the remaining surviving passengers seek out help.”
“What ensues is a battle of wills,” the synopsis continues, “blurring the line between captor and captive, as they both try to survive the harsh western landscape. Directed by Anthony Mandler and written by Andrew Pagana & Justin Thomas and Andrew Pagana, the film stars Letitia Wright, Jamie Bell, Jeffrey Donovan, with Brett Gelman and Michael K. Williams.”
Directed by Anthony Mandler, Wright stars opposite Jamie Bell, Jeffrey Donovan, Brett Gelman, and the late Michael K. Williams.
“Portraying Mo Washington in Surrounded allowed me to transform as an artist, I’m excited for Western movie lovers to dig into this story,” Wright told “Shadow And Act.”
Check out the trailer via the YouTube clip below. “Surrounded” will be available on digital June 20.
In related news, Wright is also set to bring the life story of Somali British boxer Ramla Ali to the big screen.
Wright has signed on to star as Ali in the drama “In The Shadows,” which unpacks Ali’s “story of her family fleeing Somalia for London and then her career as a boxer — while hiding from her family for years that she fought,” per ESPN.
“She was so bold about it,” Ali said about Wright to ESPN. “She just decided flat-out that she wanted to do this, asked me the first time we met, which was really cool. Her personality really reminded me of myself. She’s one of those — just like me — she’s one of those souls that waits for no one.”
In a statement, Wright said, “It’s an incredible honour to portray Ramla. Not only is she an incredible woman of strength, dedication and perseverance, but her journey will impact many lives and I’m excited for audiences to experience her story.”
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