Keke Palmer and SZA to Star in Issa Rae-Produced Comedy

Keke Palmer and SZA are teaming up to star in a new buddy comedy motion picture produced by Issa Rae.

While the venture is at present untitled, Rap Sh!t director Lawrence Lamont is set to direct, and the screenplay will be written by Rap Sh!t showrunner Syreeta Singleton, in accordance to a Deadline report printed on Friday, April 26.

In addition to starring in the movie, Palmer, 30, will also serve as government producer by her Huge Manager enterprise, whilst SZA (actual name Solána Imani Rowe) will make her first element-film performing debut.

Palmer verified the information by way of Instagram on Friday, reposting a screenshot of the Deadline headline.

“I Can not Hold out!!!” the previous Nickelodeon star captioned the snap, which garnered tons of opinions from supporters and fellow celebs.

“This [is] lowkey the film of my desires,” wrote just one Instagram user, whilst stand-up comedian Tony Baker wrote, “I WANNA BE IN THIS.”

A separate social media person included, “Here for it! Y’all currently obtained good chemistry.”

The Hustlers star and SZA, 34, previously graced the Saturday Evening Reside stage with each other in December 2022 when Palmer hosted and SZA served as the musical visitor.

The casting news will come soon after Palmer hinted at stepping away from the highlight in an interview with Teen Vogue in January, virtually 1 12 months following she welcomed son Leo with ex Darius Jackson.

“I consider the timer has started off,” she instructed the outlet. “I imagine it is simply because I just have not felt it still. But the timer, I know that it is about the corner. I do not know when just, but it’s all around the corner.”

Palmer obtained notoriety with her 1st big movie function in 2004’s Barbershop 2: Again in Company. Following signing a deal with Atlantic Data in 2005, the younger star built her performing breakthrough as Akeelah in Akeelah and the Bee in 2006.

She has since appeared in a lot of productions, such as starring in Nickelodeon’s Real Jackson VP, Showtime’s Masters of Sexual intercourse, Scream Queens and Hustlers opposite Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu and Cardi B.

Palmer also built historical past right after she won an Emmy Award for Fantastic Host for a Recreation Present at this year’s award display, turning into the initially Black woman to be nominated and get in the group. She started web hosting the Password reboot in 2022.

Even though SZA is a novice to the acting entire world, the Lana artist is a 24-time Grammy Award nominee and the receiver of 4 Grammys, profitable Ideal R&B Tune, Finest Progressive R&B Album and Finest Pop Duo/Team Performance at the 2024 ceremony.

She also took house the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her collaboration with Doja Cat on their strike track, “Kiss Me Far more,” in 2022.