Aunjanue Ellis to star in Caste adaptation
Aunjanue Ellis is to star in the film adaptation of 'Caste'. The 53-year-old actress has been cast in the lead role in the movie that is inspired by Isabel Wilkerson's best-selling book 'Caste: Origins of Our Discontent'. The tome was described in The New York Times newspaper as "an instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote non-fiction book of the American century thus far" following its publication in 2020. The book, and subsequently the film that is written and directed by Ana DuVernay, examines the system of hierarchy that has shaped the United States. DuVernay is also produ...