Emperor movie: An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.
- Starring : Dayo Okeniyi / Naturi Naughton
- Genre : Drama
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : Mark Amin
- Production : Hudlin Entertainment / Sobini Films
- Distributor :
Emperor movie
Emperor release date
- March 27, 2020 : USA
Emperor cast
- Bruce Dern as Levi Coffin
- Naturi Naughton as Sarah Green
- James Cromwell as John Brown
- Keean Johnson as Rufus Little
- Kat Graham as Delores
- Ben Robson as Luke McCabe
- Mykelti Williamson as Truesdale
- Paul Scheer as Duvane Henderson
- M.C. Gainey as Randolph Stevens
- Harry Lennix as Frederick Douglass
- Nicholas Logan as Gunther Bowman
- Dayo Okeniyi as Shields Green
- David Kallaway as Sam Bowmine
- Brad Carter as Grady
- Mark Ashworth as Reverend
Emperor is inspired by the legend of Shields “Emperor” Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South. Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper’s Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.
Naturi Naughton is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Naughton is best known as one-third of the R&B group 3LW and for her acting roles in Fame, Notorious, where she played Lil’ Kim, and The Playboy Club. Naughton was a series regular in season one of the Lifetime television drama series The Client List as Kendra. Naughton starred in the Starz drama Power as Tasha St. Patrick.
Naughton was born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Brenda, a part-time paralegal, and Ezra Naughton, a retired accountant. Her musical talent emerged at the age of five years, when she joined her church choir at New Hope Baptist Church (the same church where Whitney Houston performed in her youth) in Newark, New Jersey. She attended St. Joseph’s Catholic school and Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair, New Jersey. She has sung the national anthem at various events in New Jersey and attended Seton Hall University.
Kat Graham is a Swiss-born American actress, singer, dancer and model. She is best known for her role as Bonnie Bennett on The CW supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries. Her film credits include The Parent Trap (1998), 17 Again (2009), The Roommate (2011), Honey 2 (2011), Addicted (2014), and All Eyez on Me (2017). In music, Graham was previously signed to A&M/Octone and Interscope Records, and has released two extended plays and two studio albums.
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