Shondaland fixture Nzingha Stewart has been tapped to bring Misty Copeland’s story to the big screen. Stewart will direct New Line’s biopic of the trailblazer, “Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina.” The Hollywood Reporter broke the news.

Penned by Michelle Rosenfarb (“Bruised”) and based on Copeland’s best-selling memoir of the same name, the film traces the superstar’s story from living at a welfare motel to making history as the first African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre. Copeland didn’t begin ballet training until she was 13.

“As an African-American woman, I know firsthand that when Misty Copeland leaps, we all soar,” said Stewart. “As a filmmaker, I am thrilled to bring this hopeful, triumphant, and cinematic story to the big screen.”

Stewart has directed eps of Shonda Rhimes’ series “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” and “The Catch.” Her other credits include “Good Girls,” “UnREAL,” and “Pretty Little Liars.” She’s currently filming her feature debut, “Tall Girl,” a comedy about a six-foot-tall high school student.

Copeland was also the subject of the 2015 documentary “A Ballerina’s Tale.”