Scores of famous faces were among the thousands of people who crossed the London Marathon finish line on Sunday. With the likes of Wicked actress Cynthia Erivo, Sir Alastair Cook, James Norton and even Daddy Pig among the 59,000 runners, you wouldn’t have had to to look too far to spot a celebrity.

Cynthia Erivo will portray Miriam Makeba in ‘The Road Home’, alongside Thabo Rametsi and Guy Pearce. South Africans express mixed reactions to the casting choice.

Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked,” “Harriet”), Thabo Rametsi (“Silverton Siege”) and Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist,” “Ink”) are set to star in “The Road Home,” about South African jazz legends, Miriam ‘Mama Africa' Makeba and Hugh Masekela,