New Orleans cornetist Charles “Buddy” Bolden (pictured) will be portrayed by actor Anthony Mackie (She Hate Me, Million Dollar Baby) in the upcoming film Bolden!. Wynton Marsalis is executive producing the film and will contribute the original soundtrack. First-time director Dan Pritzker and veteran cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond also join the crew. The production is currently filming on location in New Orleans and North Carolina.

The biopic currently has no release date other than it is expected sometime in 2008.