John Boyega and Danielle Deadwyler will soon ask voters to try a little tenderness come Oscar season. Variety reports that Boyega and Deadwyler have signed on to star respectively as legendary soul singer Otis Redding and his wife,

Star Wars' John Boyega will star as one of the most impactful singers of the 20th century in a new biopic. Here's what we know!

John Boyega and Danielle Deadwyler are set to portray late soul legend Otis Redding and his widow Zelma Redding in Fifth Season’s forthcoming biopic “Otis & Zelma.” Directed by breakout filmmaker Channing Godfrey Peoples and produced by Fifth Season,

Written by acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and actor Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Otis And Zelma is fully supported by Zelma Redding and the Otis Redding estate. The news also comes ahead of Redding’s posthumous induction into the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday (Oct. 4).

Star Wars actor John Boyega and The Piano Lesson's Danielle Deadwyler are set to appear in a biopic celebrating the late soul singer Otis Redding.

An Otis Redding biopic has been set, with John Boyega and Danielle Deadwyler set to star, and Miss Juneteenth filmmaker Channing Godfrey Peoples set to direct. Otis & Zelma, from Fifth Season, is also produced by Homegrown Pictures and Kinfolk Management + Media.

Boyega will act opposite Danielle Deadwyler, who will play Redding's widow Zelma. John Boyega to Play Otis Redding in New Biopic

Otis Redding is getting a biopic, and John Boyega will be its star. Director Channing Godfrey Peoples will direct the music-based flick, titled Otis & Zelma, and will portray the “eternal love story” between the late soul legend and his widow,

John Boyega is cast as the late singer-songwriter Otis Redding in an upcoming biopic, with Danielle Deadwyler set to play his wife Zelma Redding. Channing Godfrey Peoples is directing the film titled Otis and Zelma about one of America's most influential musicians ever.

Hollywood stars John Boyega and Daniella Deadwyler have been cast as American singer-songwriter Otis Redding and his widow Zelma Redding in the upcoming biographical film, Otis & Zelma