Robby Lee (film)

Robby Lee is a 2019 dramedy film directed, co-written and co-produced by James Mangold and written by Donald Glover.

Synopsis
Robert E. Lee, after dying, finds himself reincarnated into a 12-year old child in the 21st century, attending a mainly black middle school in Atlanta, where he must learn to let go of his bigotry.

Plot
On October 12, 1870, Robert E. Lee dies of pneumonia, his life flashing before his entire eyes. After a few minutes of sleep, he wakes up to find himself at the

Cast

 * J.K Simmons as Robert E. Lee, the notorious confederate general who becomes a 12-year old kid named Robby Lee.
 * Chosen Jacobs as Charlie Bardene, "Robby's" classmate
 * Jacob Tremblay as TBD
 * Jamie Foxx as Grant Lincoln, "Robby's" homeroom teacher.
 * Tim Russ as Principal Terrence Wasserman, the school's principal.
 * TBD as

Production
Mangold first conceived the idea for the film in July 2017, following him watching news footage of.

Casting began on.

Filming took place in Mississauga and Brampton, Ontario, Canada.