Direct Descendent Of Captain Robert Smalls Joins All-Star “Defiant” Team!
Let’s give a huge Legion M welcome to Michael Boulware Moore, the latest addition to team Defiant. Moore is the great-great-grandson of Robert Smalls, who stole a Confederate warship in 1862 and went on to become a naval hero for the Union in the American Civil War. Smalls also was the first African American to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Congress during the Reconstruction period and went on to start a railway company and newspaper, and was re-elected to Congress multiple times.
Michael B. Moore is an engaged business and community leader who was named to Charleston Business Magazine’s "50 Most Influential" list. Considered to be an innovative thought leader, Michael is an accomplished author, and also the Founding President/CEO of the International African American Museum.
Michael has given numerous lectures, inspiring thousands of people with the Robert Smalls story, making him the most notable and credible spokesperson for the family. If you haven’t already seen it, his TEDx Talk “The Audacity of Robert Smalls” is a must watch. Michael will be joining the team as an associate producer and creative collaborator on historical accuracy, evangelizing the project and liaising with the extended family.
“I am so impressed with the team that Legion M has pulled together on this project. We have seen and heard a lot of pitches to tell our family’s inspired story but this take really is special and the idea to create a graphic novel in parallel to the film is wonderful.”
Pictured from left to right: Chris Cooper (Associate Producer DEFIANT, Legion M), David Baxter (VP Development, Legion M), Rob Edwards (Screenwriter DEFIANT), Michael Boulware Moore (Associate Producer DEFIANT), Marvin Jones III (Producer DEFIANT), Paul Scanlan (CEO, Legion M).
Michael joins an already all-star Defiant team, including screenwriter Rob Edwards (Screenwriter for Disney’s Oscar nominated The Princess and the Frog, and Treasure Planet, plus Fresh Prince of Bel Air, In Living Color and more), award-winning best-selling author Robert Blake Whitehill, producer Marvin Jones III (Black Lightning, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) and legendary producer/actor/director Bill Duke (Predator, Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit).
We’re beyond thrilled to team up with Michael B. Moore to take this feature film & graphic novel to the next level!
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