Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor will star in Focus Features
Talk to Me, says the Hollywood Reporter.
The feature, helmed by Kasi Lemmons, follows the real-life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Green (Cheadle), an ex-con who courted controversy at a white-owned radio station and became an iconic Washington-area on-air personality in the 1960s. Ejiofor will play Dewey Hughes, producer of Green's show.
The project begins filming next month.