Forest Whitaker has joined the Angela Davis biopic Angela Davis: An Autobiography, as an executive producer. The actor boards the project after Lionsgate’s Codeblack acquired the movie rights last year to Angela Davis: An Autobiography, centering on the life and legacy of the prominent civil rights activist.. Whitaker's upcoming films include Ryan Coogler's Marvel flick Black Panther, Roland Joffe's Desmond Tutu drama The Forgiven and Brad Furman's Tupac/Biggie murder movie LAbyrinth.