Composer Marcelo Zarvos (Fences, Kpop Demon Hunters, Wonder, May December, Emancipation, The Good Shepherd, The Affair, Nonnas, Ray Donovan) is reteaming with director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer) on the upcoming documentary Troublemaker. The film is produced and directed by Fuqua and centers on the struggle against apartheid as recounted through Nelson Mandela’s own voice, drawn from recordings he made while writing his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom. In addition to Mandela’s spoken word, the movie also features anti-apartheid activist Mac Maharajaharaj’s testimony, archival footage, and animation by Thabang Lehobye. Maharaj is also producing the project with Arthur Landon (Embers, The World Will Tremble), Kevin Mann (Hello, My Name Is Doris, Goodrich), Mark Bauch and Thabang Lehobye. Zarvos has previously collaborated with Fuqua on the narrative features Brooklyn’s Finest, The Guilty, Emancipation & The Equalizer 3, Quibi’s #freerayshawn and the documentaries The Day Sports Stood Still, What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali and Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers. Troublemaker is premiering this week at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
Zarvos also continues to score Netflix’s The Diplomat, which will return for a fourth season.
