‘The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah Producing Movie About An 8-Year-Old Chess Champion
By Ben Pearson/April 23, 2020 5:00 pm EST
According to Variety, Paramount is teaming with producers George Tillman Jr. (The Hate U Give, Faster), Bob Teitel (Barbershop, Mudbound), and Trevor Noah to produce a movie about “a Nigerian family that escaped terrorism in their home country, sought and received asylum in America, and — against all odds — found a welcoming new home in New York. Living in a homeless center on religious asylum, their 8-year-old son, Tani, won the 2019 New York State chess championship, despite only being introduced to the game two years prior.”
No director, start date, or actor is in place yet. In addition to his duties on The Daily Show, Noah is also reportedly adapting his memoir, “Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood,” into a movie for Paramount Players. That film will star Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, who starred in Disney’s underseen chess movie Queen of Katwe. That’s one of the best sports dramas to come out in the past few years and is on Disney+ now, so if you find yourself with some extra time on your hands, maybe add it to your queue if you skipped it the first time around.
