VIDEO : Forest Whitaker Will Play Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Forest Whitaker seems to have a proclivity for playing African characters. He portrayed Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland, Madiba in 2013?s Nelson Mandela and is now portraying Archbishop Desmond Tutu in a new film called The Forgiven. Set around South Africa?s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, it sees the bishop wrestling with a letter begging for clemency, written by former apartheid-era hit squad member Piet Blomfeld. Blomfeld is portrayed by Eric Bana, known for his roles in Hulk and Troy.