Los Angeles April 11 (IANS) Actor Don Cheadle will produce and star in upcoming biopic Prince of Darkness which will focus on the life of 19th Century millionaire Jeremiah G. Hamilton.
The script of the film has been adapted from Shane White s book Prince of Darkness: The Story of Jeremiah G. Hamilton Wall Street s First Black Millionaire reports variety.com.
White s book portrays Hamilton as a larger-than-life character who defied convention during the period and amassed a $2 million fortune by the time of his death in 1875. He dealt extensively in the white business world married a white woman bought a mansion in rural New Jersey and owned railroad stock on trains he was not legally allowed to ride.
When Hamilton died he was often referred to as the richest black man in the US.
Cheadle has previously appeared in films like Devil in a Blue Dress Boogie Nights Out of Sight Traffic.
Besides that he also plays the character of James Rhodes aka War Machine in the Iron Man and Captain America movies.
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