Common Is the New ‘Black Samurai’
In a recent exclusive, Variety announced that Common will be starring in the adaptation of Black Samurai for television. The project is based on the 1974 book series written by Marc Olden.
According to Variety:
“Black Samurai” follows the story of Robert Sand (played by Common) who is rescued by a Japanese samurai master and trained for seven years. After suffering from vicious racism in the military, and seeing his teacher and fellow samurai killed before his eyes by terrorists, Robert Sand becomes a killing machine, out to destroy the corrupt powers who had taken the lives of his friends.
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