Alicia Keys has been confirmed to produce an untitled Netflix romantic comedy that will star singer and actress Christina Milian (Falling Inn Love), Jay Pharoah (Saturday Night Live), and Sinqua Walls (Otherhood, Teen Wolf).
Deadline first reported the news. Steven Tsuchida (Dear White People, Younger, On My Block) will direct from a script co-written by Stella Meghie, Dana Schmalenberg and Rheeqrheeq Chainey.
Exploring the ties of love and family, the film plot follows aspiring pop star, Erica, who ends up being booked as the entertainment at her ex-fiancé’s wedding in the midst of a music career meltdown. Despite trying to keep their past relationship a secret, especially from his fiancé, Erica finds her feelings for her ex, Jason, reignited.
Keys will produce the upcoming film through her AK Worldwide label. The multiple Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter most recently served as a producer on the Netflix original Work It. Also producing are Maggie Malina for The Malina Yarn company and Jeremy Kipp Walker for Story Ink. Filming is set to take place in Mauritius.
Milian is repped by UTA and LINK Entertainment and Pharoah is repped by ICM, Shain Farrow and Jansen Jacobson. Walls is repped by Paradigm and Artists First.
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