Taye Diggs has finished filming the movie Days of Wrath, set for release in 2008, and written and directed by Celia Fox.  The movie follows the owner of a Los Angeles based television station, KIND, that is barely staying afloat thanks to less than stellar ratings.  KIND finds its audience when it begins reporting on the surge in gang violence in the area.  The ratings boost proves to be a double edged sword for station owner Byron Gordon, who ends up meeting the gang-leader son he didn't know existed.  Gordon struggles to keep KIND alive and well while a rival gang leader threatens to bring it down.

Diggs will star alongside a wide range of actors.  Days of Wrath features Ricardo Chavira (Desperate Housewives), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (formerly of Grey's Anatomy), Wilmer Valderamma (That 70s Show), as well as movie stars Amber Valetta (Hitch, Raising Helen) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix trilogy).  Writer/Director Celia Fox is known only for her movie Wasabi Tuna, which starred the late Anna Nicole Smith, Jason London, and Antonio Sabato Jr.

Diggs is no stranger to the big screen, having starred in Rent, Brown Sugar, and most famously, How Stella Got Her Groove Back.  He has had a string of unsuccessful shows such as Kevin Hill and Daybreak but was cast last year in the Shonda Rimes drama, Private Practice.

Private Practice is the spin-off of the hit ABC show, Grey's Anatomy, and stars Kate Walsh.  On the show, Taye Diggs plays Dr. Sam Bennett, a successful TV health guru who has been unsuccessful in love.  He is recently divorced from his wife, Naomi (Audra McDonald).  Both are former friends and now co-workers at Oceanside Wellness Group of Addison Montgomery.  Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman, and Paul Adelstein also star.  Private Practice airs Wednesdays this fall on ABC.

- Gina Scarpa, BuddyTV Staff Writer
Source: Moviefone, IMDB
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