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One of many hottest musicians of the second is making a transfer—or a bounce, you may say—to the large display screen. Rapper Jack Harlow (aka considered one of Kanye West’s prime 5 favourite rappers, if that co-sign even means something) shall be starring in a remake of White Males Can’t Soar, Ron Shelton’s 1992 road basketball comedy.
Within the authentic White Males Can’t Soar, Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes play basketball gamers who workforce as much as hustle different streetballers out of hundreds of dollars. Rosie Perez co-stars as Harrelson’s formidable Jeopardy!-obsessed girlfriend. Harlow shall be moving into Harrelson’s Nikes within the new tackle the traditional movie.
In accordance with Deadline, Harlow spectacularly managed to attain the lead function in his first-ever display screen audition after instantly impressing Kenya Barris (of Black-ish fame), who's writing and producing the reboot. Music video director Charles Kidd II, identified by the moniker Calmatic, is on the helm, whereas Doug Corridor is co-writing the script with Barris.
Harlow’s performing skills stay to be seen, however he actually has the basketball half down, as he demonstrated on the NBA All-Star Weekend Movie star Sport final month (positive, his workforce misplaced, however he did put up some strong numbers). Filmmakers have fast-tracked the reboot and are within the means of auditioning actors for Snipes’ function. They’re additionally reportedly searching for somebody for Perez’s half, and in the event that they’re taking recommendations, let the file present that this creator thinks Euphoria’s Alexa Demie can be excellent.
Within the meantime, right here’s Harlow sinking a four-point shot at that aforementioned Movie star Sport—possibly a bit preview of what’s to return?