Keke Palmer and SZA are co-stars in Sony Footage’ upcoming movie, “One in all Them Days.” This week, the media firm launched the official trailer of the buddy comedy, which is scheduled to premiere early subsequent 12 months. Centered round greatest mates and roommates Dreux, performed by Palmer, and Alyssa, performed by SZA, the movie follows the duo as they attempt to give you hire cash earlier than getting evicted.
“Greatest mates and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA) are about to have certainly one of them days,” the synopsis reads, per Selection. “Once they uncover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their hire cash, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race in opposition to the clock to keep away from eviction and maintain their friendship intact.”
Exhibiting the intense lengths Palmer and SZA’s characters go to of their efforts to gather the cash, “One in all Them Days” additionally consists of a number of different Black stars, resembling Katt Williams, Lil Rel Howery, and Janelle James.
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Simply because it showcases quite a lot of Black expertise in its scenes, the movie additionally highlights Black expertise behind the scenes. Along with starring within the movie, Palmer and her mom Sharon are listed because the movie’s govt producers alongside Issa Rae. For the venture, Rae tapped director Lawrence Lamont and screenwriter Syreeta Singleton, who she labored with on the since-cancelled Max sequence “Rap Sh!t.”
“One in all Them Days” marks Grammy award-winning singer SZA’s official movie performing debut. Nonetheless, she is not any stranger to Hollywood; in 2020, she appeared in an episode of Rae’s hit present “Insecure.” Moreover, her track “All of the Stars,” a collaboration with Kendrick Lamar which anchored the “Black Panther” soundtrack in 2018, obtained an Oscar nomination.
Earlier this 12 months, SZA introduced her plans to take a break from acting on X, saying she was “lastly bout to get [her] life collectively.”
“One in all Them Days” will premiere in theaters on January 24.
