Star Wars actor John Boyega will appear alongside Till's Danielle Deadwyler in a biopic following the iconic career and tragic demise of soul artist Otis Redding. The film, titled Otis & Zelma, was announced just a few days before Redding's posthumous reception of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame a ceremony that is set to occur this Friday on October 4th.

Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples, an up-and-coming American filmmaker whose debut project Miss Juneteenth received critical acclaim, the Redding biopic will follow the singer-songwriter's short but star-studded career, as well as the incredible resilience of his widowed wife, Zelma (via Variety). Redding's powerful legacy includes hits like "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," "Respect," and "Try a Little Tenderness," but the artist's life was tragically lost in a 1967 plane crash. He was only 26 years old at the time of his death, survived by his wife of only nine years,...