Michael Ealy will follow up his role in Spike Lee’s World War II feature “Miracle at St. Anna” with a part in the upcoming Will Smith drama “Seven Pounds.”

As previously reported, Smith stars as a suicidal, guilt-ridden IRS agent who attempts to make amends for his past. Things were going along fine until Smith’s character falls in love with a woman who pulls him away from his agony.

Rosario Dawson has already been cast as the woman, while Ealy signed on to play Smith’s younger brother.

Gabriele Muccino, who directed Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness,” is helming the feature for Columbia Pictures. Woody Harrelson is also among the cast.

Ealy was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance on Showtime’s “Sleeper Cell.” Lee’s “Miracle at St. Anna” is based on the true story of four black WWII soldiers who risk their lives to save an Italian boy while in enemy territory.

Source: Eurweb.com