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Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Chvez has promised Black American actor Danny Glover US$18 million to make the film in Venezuela. But Haitian President Ren Prval rejected the move, stating that Toussaint should be filmed in the country where he was from, not in Venezuela. Prval is quoted as saying "We had the first successful revolt against slavery in this hemisphere. It's our contribution to humanity. If Danny Glover can bring it to the screen, we will be happy, But I hope he will shoot it here." But Glover said the film simply cannot be filmed in Haiti, disclosing that he has already spoken to a group of American stars such as Don Cheadle, Mos Def, Wesley Snipes, and Angela Bassett about being involved. "You can't film in Haiti," he said. "It doesn't have the infrastructure, unfortunately.
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