Don Cheadle turns to crowdfunding for his Miles Davis biopic

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Don Cheadle has been working toward playing Miles Davis for quite some time, and now he’s enlisting the help of the Internet. The actor has created an Indiegogo for the long-gestating biopic, seeking $325,000 by July 10. In the campaign’s video, Cheadle talks about how Davis rejected the term “jazz” as a descriptor for his music, and instead defined his work as “social music.” Which is why, Cheadle says, he similarly wants to make his directorial debut a “social experience” via crowdfunding.