Sasheer Zamata, DeWanda Wise, & Tone Bell to Star in 'The Weekend"
.@stellamink sets next film, #TheWeekend, starring @thesheertruth, @toneBell, #DeWandaWise and #YlanNoel https://t.co/1XDJ6CyrEc pic.twitter.com/G2bMPADErC
— Shadow and Act (@shadowandact) March 8, 2018
Everything, Everything director Stella Meghie has cast former SNL member Sasheer Zamata in her upcoming comedy The Weekend. She's Gotta Have It's DeWanda Wise and Disjointed's Tone Bell will co star. The film, also written by Meghie, will center around a comedian (Zamata) who goes on a weekend trip with her ex-boyfriend (Bell) and his new girlfriend (Wise). Over the course of the weekend they're drawn into a surprise romantic entanglement with the arrival of an unexpected guest (played by Y’lan Noel).
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I can't remember the last time I heard about a romantic comedy movie?
A question for ONTD—Do you think the Rom-Com is dead?
No, not at all. People say it's dead because they are at studios but indie and VOD directors are still putting out rom coms.
It makes me a bit sad, rom-coms are one of my fave genres and there's some stuff that looks so great with a big budget. I hope that studios reinvest in them again.