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Dania Ramirez May Join Cast of American Gangster
By James Wray Sep 13, 2004, 22:08 GMT
Dania Ramirez is in negotiations to join the Brian Grazer-produced American Gangster. Antoine Fuqua is directing the Universal Picture movie, which also stars Denzel Washington and Benicio Del Toro.
The film is a biopic of Harlem heroin kingpin Frank Lucas. Lucas grew up in rural, segregated North Carolina. In the early 1970s, he became the biggest heroin dealer in Harlem with a smuggling scheme that imported the stuff out of Southeast Asia in the caskets of Vietnam soldiers. The film centers on narcotics lawman Richie Roberts' struggle to bring down Lucas, whose flamboyant style earned him the street name "Superfly." Lucas goes on to help Roberts hunt down dirty cops and overseas connections.
Steve Zaillian wrote the script.
The movie is due to start filming shortly for a November 4th release next year.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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