EXCLUSIVE: Colman Domingo’s (Fear The Walking Dead) Edith Productions has wrapped under-the-radar sci-fi thriller It’s What’s Inside.
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04.11.2022 - 22:33 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: MPI Original Films and BET have added to the cast of their feature Kemba, inspired by the life of criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith, with Michelle Hurd (Star Trek: Picard), Sean Patrick Thomas (Till), Siddiq Saunderson (Wu-Tang: An American Saga) and June Carryl (Helstrom) signing on for roles. Nesta Cooper will lead the cast of the film directed by Kelley Kali, which is currently shooting in Atlanta, as previously announced.
The upcoming film follows Kemba (Cooper) as a young college student who falls in love with a man, only to learn he is a drug kingpin who leads her down a path of abuse and manipulation, placing her in the middle of the government’s “war on drugs,” and ultimately landing her in federal prison. While Hurd and Thomas will play Kemba’s loving parents Odessa and Gus, details as to Saunderson and Carryl’s roles haven’t been disclosed.
Stacey Parks, Lana Link, and Rob Pfaltzgraff will produce for MPI, with Smith, MPI’s Nick Reid, and BET’s Maureen Guthman and Connie Orlando exec producing. BET’s Jon Marc Sandifer and Lorisa Bates will co-executive produce, with MPI’s Hannah Ruth Earl and BET’s John Baldasare serving as consulting producers.
The film will have its television premiere on BET, with additional launch and distribution plans to be announced at a later date. Hurd is repped by APA and TMT Entertainment Group; Thomas by Innovative Artists and AFA Prime Talent Media; Saunderson by Innovative Artists, M88 and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; and Carryl by O’Neill Talent Group and NOVA Talent Group.
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EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has picked up rights to the documentary Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection, with plans to release it on demand on December 2nd.
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