Robby Lee (film)

Robby Lee is a 2018 dramedy film written by Joel and Ethan Coen and co-written and directed by Jordan Peele.

Synopsis
Robert E. Lee, after dying, finds himself reincarnated into a 12-year old child in the year 2018 attending a mainly black middle school in Atlanta, where he must learn to let go of his personal and intrapersonal issues.

Plot
On October 12, 1870, Robert E. Lee dies of pneumonia, his life flashing before his entire eyes.

Cast

 * J.K Simmons as Robert E. Lee, the notorious confederate soldier who becomes a 12-year old kid named Robby Lee.
 * Chosen Jacobs as Tom Carter, "Robby's" classmate
 * Jacob Tremblay as TBA
 * Jamie Foxx as Vice Principal Grant Lincoln, "Robby's" homeroom teacher.
 * TBA as Principal Walton, the

Production
Joel and Ethan Coen first conceived the idea for the film in July 2017. Originally, James Mangold was considered to direct, but

Casting began on.

Filming took place at Robert J. Lee Public School in Brampton, Canada.