Malcolm D. Lee To Direct ‘Real Talk’ For UniversalPosted by Wilson Morales
September 26, 2018
Source: THR
Director Malcolm D. Lee, whose latest film ‘Night School’ opens on Sept. 26, is set to direct ‘Real Talk,’ an homage to old-school hip hop from screenwriter Radha Blank (Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It and The Get Down).
In a reteam with Universal, Lee will also produce the film under his Blackmaled Productions banner. Based on a concept he came up with, it follows about an old-school rapper who tries to his old group back together to reclaim their status as one of hip hop’s most influential acts.
Blackmaled senior vp productions and development Melanie N. Clark will oversee alongside Universal executive vp production Kristin Lowe and creative executive Mika Pryce.
Lee has made a career of black-centric comedies ranging from Undercover Brother to Barbershop: The Next Cut. He last directed Universal’s Girls Trip, the surprise hit that made over $115 million domestically. Night School, which stars Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish, bows Friday.
Lee is repped by Paradigm and Gordon Bobb of Del Shaw. Blank is repped by CAA and Del Shaw.
