Precious Director Lee Daniels May Bring The Scottsboro Boys to the Big Screen
Academy Award-nominated Precious director Lee Daniels hopes to develop a film adaptation of John Kander and the late Fred Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys, according to Deadline.com. Daniels attended the musical's opening earlier this fall and has reportedly seen the show several times. Director/choreographer Susan Stroman will be an executive producer of the film with stage producer Barry Weissler also onboard. D…