{"id":788190,"date":"2026-07-27T23:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/788190\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T23:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:28:09","slug":"david-oyelowo-joins-anne-hathaway-produced-film-little-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/788190\/","title":{"rendered":"David Oyelowo Joins Anne Hathaway-Produced Film &#8216;Little Five&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/david-oyelowo\/\" id=\"auto-tag_david-oyelowo\" data-tag=\"david-oyelowo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Oyelowo<\/a> (Selma, Lawmen: Bass Reeves) has joined the lead cast of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/little-five\/\" id=\"auto-tag_little-five\" data-tag=\"little-five\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Little Five<\/a>, an indie film from\u00a0Anne Hathaway\u2019s production company Somewhere Pictures and Pigasus Pictures.\u00a0He will star opposite the previously announced Ariana Greenblatt and Rain Spencer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOther additions to the cast include Sasha Frolova as Ingrid, Nadia Alexander as Josie, Drew Powell as Will, and Max Cortezi as TFG.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDirected by Ian Samuels from a screenplay by Gillian Williams,\u00a0Little Five\u00a0is inspired by the legendary Little 500 cycling race at Indiana University and tells the story of a determined group of young women who challenge tradition, forge an unlikely team, and redefine what is possible through resilience, friendship, and grit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe film captures the spirit of an era defined by big dreams, bigger risks, unforgettable music, and the women who helped redefine collegiate athletics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOyelowo will portray Randall, a former cycling champion whose own dreams were cut short. Reluctantly drawn back into the sport, Randall becomes an unlikely mentor whose guidance helps shape a new generation of athletes while forcing him to confront his own unfinished journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLittle Five\u00a0is produced by Zachary Spicer for Pigasus Pictures and Hathaway, Adam Shulman, and Johnathan Rice for Somewhere Pictures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAn acclaimed actor, producer, and filmmaker, Oyelowo is best known for his award-winning portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in\u00a0Selma\u00a0and for his work as an actor and co-producer of the Chad Feehan-created Paramount+ Western series\u00a0Lawmen: Bass Reeves,\u00a0where he brings to life the titular character. Additional credits include the Apple TV+ drama series Silo and the films The Butler and\u00a0The Book of Clarence, among others. Oyelowo is repped by CAA, Hamilton Hodell, and Del Shaw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: David Oyelowo (Selma, Lawmen: Bass Reeves) has joined the lead cast of Little Five, an indie film&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":788191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[159844,88,335268,206],"class_list":["post-788190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-david-oyelowo","tag-entertainment","tag-little-five","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}