Not only is Cuba Gooding Jr. a force to reckoned with in front of the screen, but he apparently is very talented behind the scenes.
The Oscar-winning actor has received a full financial backing from Wudi Pictures to direct and star in a thriller set to begin filming in early 2019, according to Variety. This will be Cuba Gooding Jr.’s second directorial effort with his first being “Bayou Caviar”, which was financed by the same company.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Although the film is still in its early stages, Gooding revealed “the film is a modern-day thriller about a family man who, after experiencing a life-altering event, must find the courage to pick up the pieces of the rest of his life. In doing so, he will change the course of events for not only his life but also for those around him… including the ones he loves, ” Variety reports.
Cuba Gooding Jr. is known for his role in” Jerry Maguire”, “Boyz N The Hood”, and most recently “The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.”
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