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  • Netflix has rolled out the character posters for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. 1 / 8

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  • The film is an adaptation of August Wilson's 1982 play about the acclaimed blues singer. 2 / 8

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  • Viola Davis plays the titular Ma Rainey. She struggles with her music producer and manager to get rights to her own songs. 3 / 8

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  • The character poster also features Chadwick Boseman in his final film role of Levee, an ambitious trumpeter. 4 / 8

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  • Boseman passed away on August 28 due to colon cancer. He filmed Ma Rainey's Black Bottom when he was ill and it will now release posthumously. 5 / 8

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  • The other character posters feature the film's starry ensemble Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Dusan Brown, Taylour Page, and Michael Potts. 6 / 8

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  • Davis has praised Boseman for his professionalism and supreme acting skills in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. 7 / 8

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  • The film will release on Netflix, December 18, 2020. 8 / 8

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