One way or the other, Keke Palmer has been working in Hollywood for almost 20 years now (since she was a baby actor within the trade) and never as soon as been a lead in a romantic comedy. That doesn’t really feel proper, does it? Fortunately, the actress simply struck up a deal to affix the world of rom coms with an upcoming film co-starring Kevin Hart referred to as The Backup.
Each Palmer and Hart will each star and produce the film for Common. The Backup will reportedly comply with Keke Palmer as Alyssa, a newly engaged lady heading to Maui for a vacation spot wedding ceremony. Little does she know that her childhood pal and main participant, Ben, who she asks to be the perfect man on the ceremony, is secretly in love together with her and decides to attend the marriage with profitable her coronary heart in thoughts.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the information, however didn’t point out whether or not Kevin Hart is enjoying Ben, however because the second lead signed on to The Backup, we actually think about the comic will probably be enjoying her finest pal and sudden secret admirer. In response to the report, within the script, Ben will take “his boys” with him to the marriage to outshine Alyssa’s fiancé in hopes of her altering her thoughts.
The Backup has a enjoyable setup for a romantic comedy between Keke Palmer and Kevin Hart. The script was written by Chris Brew and Jordan Gouveia, which can mark a primary main characteristic for each of them. Brew can also be an actor who has discovered visitor appearances on reveals like Black-ish, Insecure and #BlackAF. Together with Hart and Palmer each producing the movie by their manufacturing firms, Autumn Bailey-Ford, who produced initiatives like Tulsa and Blackbear, can also be concerned.
Palmer shared the information of The Backup on Instagram and thanked the writers and producers for giving her the “alternative to continuously stage up and increase outdoors of being a expertise however a enterprise lady.” It’s nice to see one other Keke Palmer film that sees the actress not solely enjoying the lead, but in addition behind the scenes in an enormous manner!
Keke Palmer is coming off starring in Jordan Peele’s newest horror film, Nope, alongside Daniel Kaluuya and Steven Yeun. The actress additionally lent her voice to Lightyear, led the Sundance flick Alice and hosted Saturday Night time Dwell for the primary time final yr. Throughout Palmer’s monologue, she additionally introduced she was anticipating her first youngster with boyfriend Darius Jackson. Palmer gave start lower than three weeks in the past to a child boy they’ve named Leodis Andrellton, or “Leo” for brief.
Kevin Hart is all the time retaining himself busy too, and The Backup is one in all many upcoming motion pictures the comedy actor is concerned with. Hart’s subsequent film is an motion film referred to as Carry, which is amongst Netflix new releases and likewise stars Vincent D’Onofrio, Sam Worthington, Gugu Mbatha-Uncooked and Jacob Batalon. Carry will probably be launched on August 25. Hart will even quickly work with Will Smith on an upcoming Planes, Trains and Cars remake.
We’ll hold you posted right here on CinemaBlend as we study extra about The Backup.
