‘Hustlers’ Actress Keke Palmer to Star in Thriller ‘Alice’

When you think about famous people who might be better off if Twitter never existed, surely Brandi Glanville‘s name will pop up in any conversation, right? (You know, after the obvious one: Donald Trump.)

Common and Johnny Lee Miller will join Keke Palmer in thrillerAlice. The project is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55 acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line— it's 1973.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerOscar-winner Common and Elementary alum Jonny Lee are set to co-star opposite Keke Palmer in the Steel Springs Pictures thriller Alice from writer and director Krystin Ver Linden.

Keke Palmer is just getting started. The 26-year-old actress has been performing for nearly two decades.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerKeke Palmer has signed on to executive produce and star as the title character in Alice, written by Krystin Ver Linden, who will also direct the feature, marking her directorial debut.

Dave McNary Film ReporterMultihyphenate Keke Palmer will executive produce and star in the historical thriller “Alice” from Steel Springs Pictures.“Alice” is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55-acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line — it’s 1973.Krystin Ver Linden will make her directorial debut and helm from her own script.

If there’s a silver lining to the ongoing tragedy that has sparked so much civil unrest in the US, it’s that new leaders are stepping up and sharing their voices with us. 

, and explained exactly to her. "Sometimes, going against authority is the only remedy for change, especially when we have seen, too often, those authority figures step over the line," she wrote.

Keke Palmer is continuing to speak out one week after a video of her at a Los Angeles protest went viral. The 26-year-old actress was protesting police brutality and racial injustice when she was filmed speaking with a member of the National Guard, asking him to march with the protesters in a show of solidarity. In a new guest column for, Palmer opens up her interaction with the guard, and why the Black Lives Matter movement is so important to her.

Keke Palmer is one of the ladies being honored by our sister site, Variety, for its Power of Women issue. The actress-turned-talk-show-host wrote a powerful essay for the magazine about being part of the “revolution” for change in America. Her piece comes just days after she spent time protesting for Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles, and a video showed her urging the National Guard to join the march went viral on the Internet.

Keke Palmer I like following rules and doing what I’m told. As a kid, these rules stick with you.

(CNN)Keke Palmer was on the frontlines of a peaceful demonstration in Hollywood Tuesday.The actress spoke passionately to several members of the National Guard who were at the scene, asking them to march alongside protesters and telling them to "be the change" in the fight against racial injustice following the killing of George Floyd."We have people here that need your help," Palmer said in a video Tweeted by NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz.

Keke Palmer was one of the many celebrities that joined the march for equality and civil right in the wake of George Floyd’s death. While many have flocked to businesses to destroy and damage properties, Keke’s plea during the protest was more peaceful demand. “Let the revolution be televised. March beside us and show us that you’re here for us,” said Keke to the members of the National Guard. “We have a president that is trying to incite a race war,” added the Hustlers star.

Keke Palmer publicly pleaded with U.S. National Guard soldiers to “be the change” by joining the actress and her fellow Black Lives Matter protesters on the front lines in Hollywood on Tuesday (June 2, 2020).

Using her voice. Keke Palmer urged members of the National Guard to march alongside Black Lives Matter protesters during a peaceful demonstration on Tuesday, June 2.

Keke Palmer spoke about that viral video during an interview with Robin Roberts on “Good Morning America” Wednesday.

Since the May 25 death of George Floyd, a number of celebs have stepped up and used their platform to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and protest police brutality and racial injustice. Many stars have joined fellow protestors in the streets, carrying signs and documenting their time with incredible activists. Here are the celebs who have been out protesting.

If you haven’t watched the video of Keke Palmer’s speech to a national guardsman during a #BlackLivesMatter protest, watch it. Immediately. The video, which went viral on Tuesday, June 2, showed Keke telling several members of the National Guard to “march with us” at a peaceful protest in Hollywood in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old unarmed black man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25.

In a video that circulated social media yesterday, actress Keke Palmer is seen pleading with National Guardsmen to march with a crowd in a Hollywood protest. "If you're supposed to be patrolling us, then walk with us," said Palmer in the clip.