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A New Movie About Paul Simon Making ‘Graceland’ Is Coming

JL;DR SUMMARY Paul Simon's groundbreaking 1986 album, Graceland, recorded with South African musicians during apartheid, is set to become a movie. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ApartheidSouth AfricaPaul SimonCultural BoycottsFilm AdaptationGracelandJohnny FlynnMiriam MakebaHugh MasekelaBds Controversy

Places mentioned

South Africa, Gauteng, South Africa
"The movie, The Road Home, will be directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Kinsey, Chicago, Gods and Monsters) and is slated to start shooting in South Africa this June."
France
"Cynthia Erivo will play singer Miriam Makeba, known as Mama Africa (recently made into a viral hit thanks to a song by French artist Jain), who helped launch the Graceland tour."
United Kingdom
"Over on X, some have shared their dismay at Flynns casting, saying the tall British actor looks nothing like Simon."

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