The Defender Casts Sterling K. Brown as Scipio Africanus Jones in Film

Searchlight Pictures has acquired the right to The Defender. The upcoming film currently has Sterling K. Brown attached to play Scipio Africanus Jones – an African American lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. The script was penned by E. Nicholas Mariani and currently has George Tillman Jr. attached as director. Tillman Jr. is best known for directing the Barbershop film series, The Hate U Give, Notorious, and Men Of Honor.