Maybe you remember him from Earth 2 all those years ago, or more recently in Prison Break. Or, perhaps you spotted him in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Whatever the project, Rockmond Dunbar has been keeping busy over the years, and now The Hollywood Reporter posts that he's gearing up for his next directorial gig -- an indie drama called Pastor Brown that was written by Rhonda Freeman-Baraka.The film, which is currently in production in Atlanta, is being described as a "twist on the prodigal son story." Jesse Brown (Salli Richardson Whitfield) is the daughter of a pastor who has charted her own course to get away from her religious roots by becoming an exotic dancer. But then she gives that life up and returns home "to make amends with her family and teen son and eventually lead her father's parish, becoming Pastor Brown." She not only finds religion, but a little love in a Muslim man named Amir (who will be played by Dunbar). It sound more like a comedy than a drama, but I guess it can be serious as long as the Pastor doesn't give a lot of advice that starts with: "When I was an exotic dancer..."
Also, while this is definitely an indie feature, there's a lot of names attached both on and off-screen that you should recognize. Some of the producers are current or former NBA players, and the cast includes Nicole Ari Parker, Keith David, Tisha Campbell-Martin, and Ernie Hudson -- along with cameos by R&B singers Monica, Angie Stone, and India.Arie, as well as former Olympic track star Carl Lewis.
1. Can't wait to see this. Part of it was filmed at my church in Atlanta, Beulah Baptist.
Posted at 1:56PM on Jun 4th 2008 by natl