By Okla Jones ·Updated April 18, 2022
Nia DaCosta has been tapped by MGM to direct the upcoming adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ novel, The Water Dancer.
The movie will be produced by Maceo-Lyn and Plan B, alongside Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Coates’ New York Times bestseller was the first book to be featured in Oprah’s Book Club, a partnership with Apple.
The Water Dancer is based on the