“As an African American woman, I know firsthand that when Misty Copeland leaps, we all soar,” Stewart said of the project.
The upcoming Misty Copeland biopic Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina has landed a director.
Copeland made history when she became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in its 75-plus-year history.
Stewart is currently in production on the film Tall Girl for Netflix and served as executive producer on Lionsgate’s For Colored Girls.