The New ‘Kid N Play’ Are Cast in “House Party” Reboot

Plans are well underway for the “House Party” reboot, which is being produced by SpringHill’s LeBron James and Maverick Carter. According to reports, negotiations are being made to cast Jorge Lendeborg Jr as ‘Kid’ (“Bumblebee“) and Tosin Cole as ‘Play’ in the reimagining of the 1990 cult comedy. The new ‘Kid N’ Play’ Are Cast in “House Party” Reboot

The original ‘House Party’ film stars Kid and Play of the popular hip hop duo Kid ‘n Play, and also stars Paul Anthony, Bow-Legged Lou and B-Fine from Full Force, and Robin Harris (who died of a heart attack nine days after House Party was released). The film also starred Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, A.J. Johnson, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell and Gene “Groove” Allen (of Groove B. Chill), Kelly Jo Minter, John Witherspoon, with a cameo by funk musician George Clinton.

According to reports, executives are still looking to cast their female counterparts.

Carter and James, who’ve known each other since high school in Akron, Ohio, have formed a partnership that takes advantage of their strengthens. This partnership has matured as each has man matured—Carter as a thoughtful and strategic CEO; James as a professional athlete whose become an advocate for social justice. Together, they’ve built the SpringHill Company into a multipronged entertainment brand that has build a black power movement, empowering communities while striving for the excellence of Disney, Nike, and Apple. The company has married its mission of promoting people of color and other underrepresented groups with entertainment. “They want to make content that’s meaningful and rooted in the cultural conversation,” says Courtney Sexton, senior VP of CNN Films for Fast Company, which is a producer on SpringHill’s forthcoming documentary on Tulsa’s Black Wall Street and the 1921 race massacre. The New ‘Kid N’ Play’ Are Cast in “House Party” Reboo

SpringHill’s projects are evident of their rapid growth as a media brand —from the candid HBO talk show The Shop; to the Netflix series Self Made, starring Octavia Spencer as Madam C.J. Walker, to its financial literacy web series, Kneading Dough, for JP­Morgan Chase. Even SpringHill’s highly anticipated Space Jam sequel, which stars James alongside Looney Toons characters is set to premiere in July.

SpringHill’s staff is 66% people of color and 41% female, including its CFO, general counsel, and other key directors, while Disney was highly criticized, during the societal reckoning last year after the killing of George Floyd, for having an all-white executive leadership team. The New ‘Kid N’ Play’ Are Cast in “House Party” Reboot