Singer-songwriter, actress and model FKA twigs has been confirmed for the role of Jazz Age star and civil rights activist Josephine Baker in Maïmouna Doucouré’s biopic which is due to shoot in the fall.   “Josephine Baker’s extraordinary legacy is such an inspiration to me and to so many people around the world,” said the Grammy-winning multi-disciplinary artist, whose previous feature credits include Honey Boy , The Crow and most recently David Lowery’s A24 feature Mother Mary . “She lives on in our hearts as a visionary, ground-breaking woman whose story is as powerful as it is relevant today. I cannot wait to embody Josephine Baker bringing her fight, her love, her losses, her talent and her heroism to the big screen.”  The project is produced by Studiocanal and Bien ou Bien Productions, with the support of Baker’s sons Jean-Claude Bouillon Baker, Brian Bouillon Baker and the Rainbow tribe, representing the 12 children adopted by the star.…