Lucien Laviscount, Chloe Bailey, Lynn Whitfield & Anna Diop To Star In Thriller From Malcolm D. Lee And Blumhouse
EXCLUSIVE: Chloe Bailey, Lynn Whitfield, Lucien Laviscount, Anna Diop, Romy Woods and Coco Jones are set to star in a new untitled thriller for Universal Pictures with Malcolm D. Lee directing.
Plot details are being kept under wraps. Alan McElroy and Matthew Mixon penned the script. Producers include Tyler Perry, Jason Blum, Lee, Tim Palen and Dominique Telson. Shaun Sutton, Philip Waley, and McElroy are executive producers. The film is produced by Peachtree & Vine and Blumhouse in association with Blackmaled Productions.
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With Girls Trip, Lee made history as the first filmmaker to helm a feature with an all-Black creative team — both in front of and behind the camera — that grossed more than $100 million at the domestic box office. His acclaimed Peacock limited series The Best Man: The Final Chapters became the first original series on the platform to break into Nielsen's Top 10.
Bailey is best known for her Grammy-nominated work in the group Chloe x Halle, and she also launched a standout solo career with her breakout hit 'Have Mercy' and her 2023 debut album In Pieces. On screen, Bailey she appeared in Freeform's Grown-ish; was the lead in the film Praise This, which earned her an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress; and played Marissa in Donald Glover's provocative series Swarm.
Laviscount is best known for his breakout role in Netflix's global hit Emily in Paris, where he stars opposite Lily Collins. He joined the series in Season 2 as a fan favorite and reprised his role in Seasons 3 and 4 — the latter debuting at No. 1 on Netflix's Global Top 10 and reaching the Top 10 in 93 countries. He recently wrapped People We Meet on Vacation for Netflix and Temple Hill, based on the bestselling novel by Emily Henry.
Whitfield is celebrated for her portrayal of Josephine Baker in HBO's The Josephine Baker Story and for her starring role as Lady Mae in OWN's Greenleaf, a collaboration with Oprah Winfrey. Her film credits include Eve's Bayou, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Madea's Family Reunion, Nappily Ever After and Vacation Friends.
Diop starred in the horror film Nanny, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and earned her widespread critical acclaim. She also appeared in Jordan Peele's hit film Us and most recently starred in The Book of Clarence. On television, she is best known for her breakout role as Starfire in the DC series Titans, which aired for four seasons on HBO Max.
Bailey Bailey is represented by CAA. Whitfield is represented by Innovative Artists, Anonymous Content, and Del Shaw Moonves. Laviscount is represented by Gersh, Waring McKenna and Hertz Lichtenstein Young & Polk. Diop is represented by CAA, Untitled and Jackoway Austen. Woods is represented by Coast to Coast Talent Group and Apex Talent Group. Jones is represented by WME, SOTA, The Lede Company, M88 and Fox Rothschild. Lee and Blackmailed Productions are represented by IAG, Del Shaw, Moonves, and Bazan Entertainment.
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