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Phylicia Rashad, Mamoudou Athie to Star in ‘Black Box’ for


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Phylicia Rashad (“Creed,” “This Is Us”) and Mamoudou Athie (“Jurassic World: Dominion,” “Unicorn Store”) are set to star in “Black Box” for Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television, TheWrap has discovered completely.

Amanda Christine, Tosin Morohunfola and Troy James spherical out the forged of the movie directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour (“Born With It”). Osei-Kuffour and Stephen Herman wrote the screenplay. Jay Ellis and Aaron Bergman from Black Bar Mitzvah are producing.

“Black Box” is a couple of man struggling to regain his reminiscence after surviving a tragic automobile accident. Desperate to return to his former self whereas attempting to lift his daughter, he receives an experimental remedy that helps him probe right into a previous which out of the blue feels too darkish to be his personal.

“Black Box” will probably be a part of the beforehand introduced anthology of eight feature-length movies that Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television are producing. These will probably be high-concept thrillers informed via the lens of various, underrepresented filmmakers. They will probably be launching completely on Amazon Prime Video.

Rashad’s credit embrace “The Cosby Show,” “Creed,” “Empire,” “This Is Us,” “David Makes Man” and the upcoming “Jingle Jangle,” “Soul” and “Creed 3.” Athie’s credit embrace “Sorry For Your Loss,” “Cake,” “The Front Runner,” “Underwater,” “The Circle,” “The Detour” and “Patti Cake$.”

Rashad is represented by Innovative Artists and BKEntertainment, whereas Athie is represented by WME and Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern, LLP. Christine is represented by Osbrink Agency and Transcend Talent Management, Morohunfola is repped by Stewart Talent and Anonymous Content, and James is repped by daCosta Talent Management.



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