Don Cheadle

Cheadle will direct and star in the film Miles Ahead, which is based on the life and journey of jazz musician Miles Davis.

The project first had traction in 2008 when Miles was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and his nephew told reporters that I was going to be playing him in the movie, which was the first I’d heard of it. People started calling to try and put the movie together because the family had given their blessing for me to be in it.

Cheadle plays a self -employed dentist named Alan Johnson who is married to Janeane, played by Jada Pinkett Smith. This comedy drama tells the story of a rekindled friendship between Johnson and his college roommate, played by Adam Sandler,  who lost his family in a tragic accident.

I personally liked that my character went from – and there was a lot of debate between Jada [Pinkett Smith’s] character and my character in the movie – that it went from a very selfish standpoint to growing and being real concerned about someone who was friend.