The runway model will romance a much-younger man in the hip-hop drama from Lee Daniels.
- Sep 30, 2014
AceShowbiz - Naomi Campbell will return to acting on FOX's "Empire". The supermodel has been courted by director and longtime friend Lee Daniels to take a role on the network's hip-hop drama which is scheduled for early 2015.
"Empire" centers on the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne. Lucious Lyon, played by Terrence Howard, is the king of hip-hop. An immensely talented artist, the CEO of Empire Entertainment and a former street thug, his reign has been unchallenged for years.
But all that changes, when he learns he has a disease that is going to render him crippled and incapacitated in a matter of three years. The clock is ticking, and he must groom one of his three sons to take over his crowning achievement, without destroying his already fractured family.
Campbell scored a major role as Camilla, an alluring woman involved in a steamy affair with the much-younger Hakeem, the potential heir to Lucious' throne. She exercises considerable influence over Hakeem. "Naomi is a beautiful actress. Underrated in my mind," Daniels told THR. "She will be wonderful as Camilla. I am truly thrilled to have one of my close friends join us."
Campbell added, "It's an honor to follow in the footsteps of actresses like Halle Berry, Oprah, Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique, and work with Lee Daniels. I'm looking forward to joining Lee and this amazing cast on set."
