queen of katwe
Disney Releases First Still of ‘Queen of Katwe’
Last March, it was announced that the book “The Queen of Katwe,” about Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi, would be turned into a movie by Disney, with Kenyan starlet Lupita Nyong’o and award-winning British actor David Oyelowo signing on to the film. Now Disney has released its first image (pictured) of the much-anticipated movie. RELATED:…
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Hollywood To Make Film About Uganda’s Teen Chess Champion
At 9 years old, Ugandan Phiona Mutesi (pictured) was lured to church in the slums of Katwe,...