Sorry no trailer yet, but here’s your first look at Queen Latifah as blues legend Bessie Smith in the upcoming HBO movie, Bessie.
Directed by Pariah director Dee Rees, the film stars along with Smith, Michael Kenneth Williams, Khandi Alexander, Mike Epps, Tika Sumpter, Oliver Platt, Bryan Greenberg, Charles S. Dutton and Mo’Nique.
The film will chronicle Smith’s life from her early beginnings to her heyday as "The Empress of the Blues."
Expect HBO to broadcast it sometime during the first quarter of 2015.
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