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The movie is still at an embryonic stage, with no writer or director attached yet, though La La Land producer Marc Platt will develop the film for his company and Amblin Partners.
Small Great Things tackles the sensitive subject of race relations as it follows Ruth, a labour/delivery nurse who is a 20-year veteran in taking care of newborns at a Connecticut hospital. But she's told not to touch the baby of a couple who are white supremacists. When the couple’s baby dies and Ruth is the only one present, the couple takes her to court.
Davis is an Oscar nominee for Fences, which is out on 10 February. Roberts will next be seen in Wonder and heard in Smurfs: The Lost Village.