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October 2, 2007 - Wesley Snipes has dropped out of Spike Lee's forthcoming WWII drama Miracle at St. Anna, and will be replaced by Antwone Fisher star Derek Luke.
Snipes, Variety says, left the production after it became too complicated for him to travel abroad for filming while facing federal tax evasion charges. Snipes has pled not guilty in the case.
Luke will now star as one of four members of the Army's all-African American 92nd Division who become separated from their squad while behind enemy lines. The soldiers, bitter about racial discrimination and the feeling that their own government treats its enemy better than it does them, find humanity in the small Tuscan village of St. Anna. The script was written by newbie scribe James McBride.
Snipes, Variety says, left the production after it became too complicated for him to travel abroad for filming while facing federal tax evasion charges. Snipes has pled not guilty in the case.
Luke will now star as one of four members of the Army's all-African American 92nd Division who become separated from their squad while behind enemy lines. The soldiers, bitter about racial discrimination and the feeling that their own government treats its enemy better than it does them, find humanity in the small Tuscan village of St. Anna. The script was written by newbie scribe James McBride.
Luke joins John Turturro, James Gandolfini, Michael Ealy, Omar Benson and Tory Kittles on the flick. He can next be seen alongside Robert Redford in Lions for Lambs, and recently wrapped filming on the ensemble rom-com Definitely, Maybe.
Spike Lee is shooting Miracle at St. Anna on location in Italy. Touchstone Pictures is negotiating to distribute the film.
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