NEWS 06 March 2021 Share with: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks are reportedly set to star in a Broadway revival of The Piano Lesson and a subsequent movie adaptation. According to the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye, Jackson's wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson will direct the Broadway production of August Wilson's play when it premieres in 2022. Following that, a film will be made - although with a different director. Washington's father, Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington previously revealed he would be producing the film, and had tipped Barry Jenkins to helm it. However, it has now been reported that a different director is being lined up to take charge of the movie.