Jamie Foxx will appear alongside Robert Downey Jr. in the new movie The Soloist. Foxx will play the role of Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless but very gifted violinist.

Synopsis: A schizophrenic (Jamie Foxx), is a homeless musician from Skid Row, Los Angeles who dreams of playing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Through “chance,” he meets a journalist (Robert Downey Jr.), who tries to help this mentally disturbed man get “back on his feet” and make his dreams come true.


The Soloist, directed by Joe Wright, is scheduled to play in theaters on November 21, 2008. Check out the trailer below.

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