Sean Marshall Deadline announced that P-Valley actor J. Alphonse Nicholson will star in an upcoming football drama ‘Black Spartan‘. Nicholson will be joining Neal McDonough and Casey Cott
The film will be directed by writer-director Ben Cory Jones (Insecure), while Jones, McDonough, Casey Cott, David Brown, Rochelle Claerbaut, Ruve McDonough, Justin Oates-Marable, & Jimmy V will produce. Cory Wharton will serve as executive producer.
Deadline describes the film story as follows: Exploring the explosive era of the mid-1960s, where social upheaval paved the way for a new order in college football, Jones’ feature directorial debut tells the story of the first fully integrated college football team. The film is inspired by the Michigan State Spartans team coached by Duffy Daugherty, which forever changed the face of the sport.
Black Spartan will begin filming this fall in Atlanta.
