L-R : Queen Latifah , Jada Pinkett Smith , Malcolm Lee , Will Packer , Kenya Barris & Tiffany Haddish
In case you didn ’ t know Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith are starring in Universal Pictures ’ Girl Trip for director Malcolm Lee and producer Will Packer . They will join Regina Hall , and Tiffany Haddish . It marks the first time the actresses are working together onscreen since 1996 ’ s Set it Off , the cult fave bank robber drama they made with director F . Gary Gray . Scripted by Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver , the film focuses on four friends who travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival , where sisterhoods are rekindled , wild sides are rediscovered , with some drinking , romancing and even brawling thrown in for good measure . Universal has set it for July 21 , 2017 release . It ’ s a Will Packer Productions release and WPP motion picture head James Lopez is exec producer . Lee last directed for Universal The Best Man Holiday , and most recently helmed Barbershop 3 .
Jamie Foxx
The Showtime Network has given a pilot order to White Famous , a half-hour comedy executive produced by Academy Award ® winner Jamie Foxx and Tom Kapinos . White Famous will be written by Kapinos , based on an idea by Jamie Foxx , who will guest star in a recurring role . A co-production between Lionsgate Television and Showtime , the project will focus on a talented , young African-American comedian whose star is rising , forcing him to navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining his credibility as he begins to cross-over towards becoming “ white famous .”
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