"Lackawanna Blues" helmer George C. Wolfe is set to direct the Jamie Foxx starrer "
Blood on the Leaves" for Paramount Pictures.
Based on Jeffrey Stetson's 2004 novel, the story centers on a district attorney who grapples with feelings of revenge as he prosecutes a black history professor on trial for the murders of white men accused of crimes against blacks during the Civil Rights movement. The studio is searching for a second male lead.