Grammy winner Young Thug has joined the team for Throw It Back, the musical dramedy that already stars Shahadi Wright Joseph and is in the works from Feigco Entertainment and Tiffany Haddish’s She Ready Productions. The Atlanta rapper will now co-star alongside Joseph in his acting debut as well as executive produce and supervise the soundtrack.
Shadae Lamar Smith is set to direct from a script he co-wrote with Rochée Jeffrey. Deadline scooped that the pic was a hot sales title at the ongoing Cannes virtual market, where Mad River is repping international and is introducing the project. CAA Media Finance is repping domestic rights.
Throw It Back centers on Wytrell (Joseph), a high school senior who has never stood out from the crowd. After a controversial superstar Miami rapper (Young Thug) decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos,...
Shadae Lamar Smith is set to direct from a script he co-wrote with Rochée Jeffrey. Deadline scooped that the pic was a hot sales title at the ongoing Cannes virtual market, where Mad River is repping international and is introducing the project. CAA Media Finance is repping domestic rights.
Throw It Back centers on Wytrell (Joseph), a high school senior who has never stood out from the crowd. After a controversial superstar Miami rapper (Young Thug) decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos,...
- 6/30/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) and Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) are set to produce musical dance dramedy Throw It Back, which MadRiver and CAA Media Finance will be launching at the virtual Cannes market.
Haddish will take a supporting role in the hot package, which will star Us and The Lion King (reboot) actress Shahadi Wright Joseph. The ascending teenage actress voiced young Nala in the 2019 Disney juggernaut and also stars in Amazon’s horror series Them.
Throw It Back follows Wytrell, a high school senior who has never stood out from the crowd. After a controversial superstar Miami rapper decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos, and Wytrell battles for a spot on the squad and her final chance to be in the spotlight. The film is a dance-filled musical dramedy set to a soundtrack...
Haddish will take a supporting role in the hot package, which will star Us and The Lion King (reboot) actress Shahadi Wright Joseph. The ascending teenage actress voiced young Nala in the 2019 Disney juggernaut and also stars in Amazon’s horror series Them.
Throw It Back follows Wytrell, a high school senior who has never stood out from the crowd. After a controversial superstar Miami rapper decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos, and Wytrell battles for a spot on the squad and her final chance to be in the spotlight. The film is a dance-filled musical dramedy set to a soundtrack...
- 6/17/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Filmmaker Paul Feig has named Laura Fischer as his new co-President of Universal based Feigco Entertainment. Fischer takes on the added duties while she continues to run Powderkeg, the digital production company Feig launched in partnership with Superbrands Capital LLC, the private entertainment industry investment company of Adam Bold. This new arrangement will allow both Feigco and Powderkeg to bring a new creative efficiency to each project. Powderkeg has been developing a talent pool and content since its inception, and they also have the established network of female-focused comedic talent on the Feigco slate.
Fischer remains CEO of Powderkeg, home to scripted and unscripted series, as well as incubator programs to champion under-served voices. Powderkeg’s projects include Last Resort with Dwayne Johnson and the unscripted QTalks both for Quibi, as well as the Powderkeg: Fuse female directors program, the mini-series East of La Brea and the currently launched...
Fischer remains CEO of Powderkeg, home to scripted and unscripted series, as well as incubator programs to champion under-served voices. Powderkeg’s projects include Last Resort with Dwayne Johnson and the unscripted QTalks both for Quibi, as well as the Powderkeg: Fuse female directors program, the mini-series East of La Brea and the currently launched...
- 9/9/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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