Cardi B got her first leading movie role in 'Assisted Living'. The hip-hop icon is set to star in Paramount Picture’s upcoming comedy film.
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| Photo: Courtesy of Cardi B | Instagram |
The hip-hop icon is set to star in Paramount Picture’s upcoming comedy film “Assisted Living.”
“Assisted Living” is being described as a “raucous
comedy” with “tremendous heart,” in the vein of comedies like Sister Act
and Mrs. Doubtfire.
Cardi B will play as a small-time crook who finds
herself in over her head when a heist goes wrong. On the run from the cops and
her former crew, she struggles to find anywhere to hide. She decided to
disguise herself as an elderly woman and hides out in the one place that no one
will look – her estranged grandmother’s nursing home.
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| Photo: Courtesy of Cardi B | Instagram |
Paramount won rights to “Assisted Living” in a
competitive bidding war in spring of 2019. The film is based on an original
spec script by Kaye Oyegun, a writer for This is Us. Temple Hill and
Stephen Love are producing.
Cardi B the Grammy-winning artist behind hits like Bodak
Yellow and I Like It. She also made her future film debut, in 2019 crime
drama, opposite Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, and Keke Palmer in Hustlers.
The Grammy-winner will also appear in the upcoming Fast & Furious
sequel F9.
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| Photo: Courtesy of Cardi B | Instagram |
Cardi B got her start on the VH1 reality show Love
and Hip Hop, which she appeared on from 2015 to 2017. Her first album, Invasion
of Privacy, was released in 2018 and has been certified triple-platinum. She
also had a monster hit with Megan Thee Stallion last year with their delightfully
explicit song WAP, which came with an internet-breaking music video.
Cardi B also served as a judge on Netflix’s unscripted
music competition series Rhythm + Flow. Cardi, who headlined the series with
Chance the Rapper and T.I., also executive produced the show.
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