奥巴马传记电影《巴里》讲述的是年轻时期的奥巴马在1981年发生在纽约的故事。该片目前已经确定男女主演的人选：DevonTerrell和 Anya Taylor-Joy。该片由《模仿游戏》的制片公司Black Bear Pictures出品，预期在4月份开机。

　　The story of a young Barack Obama trying to find his way in 1981 New York City has found its twoleads.

　　Devon Terrell and Anya Taylor-Joy, the star of the hit horror movie The Witch, will star in Barry, anindie drama being directed by Vikram Gandhi, a Vice correspondent who made the documentaryKumare.

　　Black Bear Pictures (The Imitation Game) is producing with Cinetic Media. The movie is expectedto begin shooting in April.

　　Barry explores the time when Obama was a college student in New York City and forged keyrelationships, including with a fellow student (Taylor-Joy).

　　The script was written by Adam Mansbach, the author perhaps best known for the adult children’sbook Go the F*** to Sleep. He also tackled race with his novel Angry Black White Boy.

　　Black Bear's Teddy Schwarzman and Ben Stillman are producing the pic along with Cinetic's DanaO'Keefe as well as Gandhi.

　　Barry is the second young-Obama tale making its way to the big screen. Southside With You, afilm about the early years of Obama's relationship with first lady Michelle Obama, premiered inJanuary at the Sundance Film Festival. Miramax and Roadside acquired the project, which starsParker Sawyers and Tika Sumpter as Barack and Michelle.

　　Taylor-Joy became a bit of a Sundance sensation when The Witch debuted at the festival in 2015. A24 recently released the film in theaters in the U.S., where it took in $8.8 million in its debut.

　　The actress has already shot lead roles in Morgan, Fox's sci-fi thriller directed by Luke Scott (RidleyScott's son), and M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller Split. Next up for Taylor-Joy is the dramaHuntsville opposite Shea Whigham. She is repped by CAA, UK's Troika and Felker Toczek.

　　Terrell was discovered by 12 Years of Slave filmmaker Steve McQueen, who gave him the lead rolein his HBO pilot, Codes of Conduct, after undertaking an exhaustive worldwide talent search. Barrywill be his film debut. The actor is repped by CAA and IMC in Australia.

　　Gandhi, whose Kumare won the audience award at SXSW in 2011, is repped by UTA and attorneyVictoria Cook of Franklin Kurnit. Mansbach is repped by CAA and 3 Arts.

（编辑：何莹莹）