?Sorry to Bother You? star Lakeith Stanfield and ?Insecure? creator Issa Rae will star side-by-side in ?The Photograph,? a new film for Universal Pictures.
The film is based on an original spec by ?Everything, Everything? director Stella Meghie. Her directorial debut, ?Jean of the Joneses,? premiered at the 2016 South-by-Southwest Film Festival.
?The Photograph? is described as a romantic drama centered on intertwining love stories in the past and present. Will Packer will produce the film along with James Lopez under his company Will Packer Productions.
Packer?s latest film, the Taraji P. Henson-led ?What Men Want,? has grossed $59.7 million worldwide. Universal will release his next film, ?Little,? on April 12.
Meghie, who will also direct and executive produce ?The Photograph,? has worked with Rae in the past, directing the season three ?Insecure? episode ?Fresh Like.? She is also set to direct Rae in Fox?s ?American Princess,? about an American woman who is drawn into a world of wealth and high society when she unexpectedly falls in love during a trip to London.
That film, written by ?Insecure? writer Amy Aniobi, is being produced by Paul Feig?s production company Feigco Entertainment.