Written By Lexx Thornton The powerhouse creative duo, director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan, are set to embark on their most historically ambitious collaboration yet: a feature film centered on Mansa Musa, the legendary 14th-century emperor of the Mali Empire, widely considered the richest person in history. The project, currently in early development, will focus on Musa’s monumental rise to power and his transformative, world-changing pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324. Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire, an immense territory spanning West Africa, at its peak. His wealth, derived primarily from the vast salt and gold resources of his
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