HBO has teamed with filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Raoul Peck and novelist Russell Banks to tell the story of 19th century militant abolitionist John Brown, one of the most famous radicals in American history.
Based on Banks' novel of the same name, "Cloudsplitter" centers on Brown's quest for political change and social justice that culminated in his ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry. Peck, who gained critical acclaim for his 2000 feature "Lumumba," is set to direct the telefilm and will executive produce with Scorsese and Banks.
Peck is repped by WMA, manager Jonathan Brandstein and attorney Nina Shaw. Banks, whose writing credits also include the novels "Affliction" and "Continental Drift," is repped by Endeavor. Scorsese is repped by the Firm.