Issa Rae has signed on to produce a reimagining of the 90s New Line crime film “Set It Off,” an individual with knowledge of the deal confirmed to TheWrap.
Rae will produce the project alongside Montrel McKay through her Issa Rae Productions banner and may possibly star in the film as well. Syreeta Singleton (“Black Monday”) and Nina Gloster (“Star”) have been hired as screenwriters.
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Directed by F. Gary Gray as his second feature film and released in 1996, “Set It Off” starred Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise as four L.A. friends who, tired of their low-paying jobs, decide to band together for a series of bank robberies. The crime spree is initially successful, but soon turns sour as three of them end up losing their lives.
Rae will produce the project alongside Montrel McKay through her Issa Rae Productions banner and may possibly star in the film as well. Syreeta Singleton (“Black Monday”) and Nina Gloster (“Star”) have been hired as screenwriters.
Also Read: 35 Years After Freddy, 'It: Chapter Two' and 'Conjuring' Take New Line Into New Horror Golden Age
Directed by F. Gary Gray as his second feature film and released in 1996, “Set It Off” starred Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise as four L.A. friends who, tired of their low-paying jobs, decide to band together for a series of bank robberies. The crime spree is initially successful, but soon turns sour as three of them end up losing their lives.
- 9/17/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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