Lil Rel Howery is teaming up with the Judas and the Black Messiah filmmakers and producers to develop a film that will reportedly center on an “American political insurrection,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The movie will apparently cross several genres and will be set in modern times. The film will be directed by Judas and the Black Messiah helmer and co-writer Shaka King. King is producing the project along with Ryan Coogler and Charles D. King, who also produced the Oscar-winning biographical drama, with Howery also set to produce.
The script will be co-written by King. The outlet notes the group is looking to build the writing team for the feature.
The announcement for the upcoming project comes six months following the January 6 insurrection when a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, leaving over 140 people injured and multiple dead in the violent attack.
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Howery most recently appeared in Netflix’s comedy-drama Fatherhood starring Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, and DeWanda Wise. His upcoming projects also include Space Jam: A New Legacy, Free Guy, and Vacation Friends.
Coogler began production on the Black Panther sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, last week, which will see Coogler back in the director’s chair.
