Method Man, Mike Epps, & Da’Vine Joy Randolph Join Sanaa Lathan’s Feature Directorial Debut ‘On The Come Up’
THR is reporting that Method Man, Mike Epps and Da’Vine Joy Randolph have joined the cast of On the Come Up, Paramount Players’ adaptation of the best-seller by Angie Thomas that Sanaa Lathan is directing and co-starring
With Jamila C. Gray starring in a lead role, cast members also include Lil Yachty, GaTa (aka Davionte Ganter), Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Titus Makin Jr. and Michael Anthony Cooper Jr.
The coming-of-age movie centers on 16-year-old Bri, who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. But it’s hard for her to even win her first rap battle when she’s labeled a hoodlum at school, when one of her songs becomes an internet sensation by causing a controversy, and when her mom loses her job and the family is facing eviction.
Kay Oyegun wrote the script adapting the book, which is set in the same story universe as Thomas’ breakout, The Hate U Give.
Temple Hill, State Street and Thomas are producing.