Paramount Cast Movie ‘Succession’ Emmy Nominee Sanaa Lathan’s ‘On The Come Up’ to Have TIFF World Premiere

A film adaptation of Angie Thomas’ best-selling book let’s go up It had its world premiere at the 47th Toronto Film Festival.

The film will be the feature directorial debut of Sanaa Lathan, who received her first Emmy nomination for motion picture. heritage He was a guest actor in the dramatic series category yesterday. Lathan plays Lisa Arthur on the most Emmy-nominated HBO show this year.

Deadline was first reported about director Lathan’s company Let’s go upstairs. The footage follows Bree, a talented 16-year-old rapper struggling to conquer the rap scene to start a family and live up to the legacy of her father, a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short. In short, gang violence. But when his first hit goes viral for all the wrong reasons, he finds himself torn between the authenticity that got him to this point and the fake gangster persona the industry wants to impose on him.

Along with Jamila C. Gray, Davin Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Mike Epps, Lathan and Method Man, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Justin Martin, Titus Makin, Michael Cooper Jr. and Gatta.

author Thomas the hate I gave you The world premiere of this movie, which was adapted into the 2018 Fox 2000 movie, was also held in Toronto.

Lathan was nominated for a Tony for his performance on Broadway in 2003. a raisin in the sun Best Actress in a Game category.

your short film bouncewho presided, department InsideAn anthology of movies shot during quarantine premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year.

Lathan’s acting credits include: Case, Native Son, The Twilight ZoneMore Steven Soderbergh contagious, juan chu now you see me 2 Y american killer Opposite Michael Keaton.

The festival will take place from September 8-18.