Howard skilled that skepticism from studios firsthand with Harriet. No matter his success within the enterprise, his screenplay languished in growth no-man’s-land at Disney for years, till an enormous discipline workplace haul and Oscar win for 12 Years a Slave changed the landscape for historic tales that heart on black protagonists. Most American schoolchildren study Harriet Tubman’s identify and story; she was even slated to be the face of the $20 invoice in 2020, until Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin introduced the change would be delayed earlier this yr. So it is surprising that Harriet is the primary biopic about such…