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Story added by legionm on April 13, 2021

This is inspired by the true story of a real-life, little-known American hero — Robert Smalls — who, as an enslaved person in Charleston at the height of the Civil War, pulled off the most audacious heist in history — a suicide mission if caught — by stealing his friends and family and the Confederate warship on which he served to run the naval blockade in the treacherous South Carolina waters and defect to the North.read more

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Fan Casting Robert Smalls

Role added by legionm on January 4, 2022

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Description of Robert Smalls:

An enslaved man who works as harbor pilot on a confederate warship in Charleston, South Carolina, Robert Smalls is strong-willed, observant and intelligent. After his failed attempt at achieving some control over his own life brings his wife into conflict with her white oppressors, he can no longer tolerate their life of slavery. With intimate knowledge of the Charleston Harbor and a drive to live a life of freedom, Robert devises a plan to steal the very ship he has been forced to serve aboard.

Fan Casting

Robert Smalls
John David Washington

133 Vote Yes

55 Vote No
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

118 Vote Yes

43 Vote No
Jamie Foxx

102 Vote Yes

56 Vote No
Anthony Mackie

79 Vote Yes

39 Vote No
LaKeith Stanfield

70 Vote Yes

40 Vote No
Donald Glover

57 Vote Yes

33 Vote No
Jonathan Majors

36 Vote Yes

15 Vote No
Chadwick Boseman

39 Vote Yes

23 Vote No
Winston Duke

34 Vote Yes

18 Vote No
Regé-Jean Page

51 Vote Yes

36 Vote No
Chiwetel Ejiofor

44 Vote Yes

29 Vote No
Aldis Hodge

27 Vote Yes

13 Vote No
Daniel Kaluuya

45 Vote Yes

32 Vote No
Mahershala Ali

36 Vote Yes

24 Vote No
Idris Elba

27 Vote Yes

18 Vote No
Mike Colter

20 Vote Yes

11 Vote No
Leslie Odom Jr.

27 Vote Yes

19 Vote No
John Boyega

40 Vote Yes

34 Vote No
Sterling K. Brown

18 Vote Yes

13 Vote No

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Physical Appearance of Robert Smalls

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connorstern why did someone nominate Scarlette Johansson to play as a black man LOL

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imabanana barack obama

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- buzadam @imabanana *HELL NO!*
  
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user_192786 Yeah yeah yeah I also think Chadwick Boseman would be a GREAT fit

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