SZA & Keke Palmer To Group Up In Issa Rae-Made Buddy Comedy
SZA and Keke Palmer are set to recapture the chemistry from their 2022 Saturday Evening Dwell episode for a new buddy comedy generated by Issa Rae.
Declared by Deadline on Friday (April 26), the as-of-nonetheless untitled film is composed by Rap Sh!t showrunner Syreeta Singleton, with fellow Rap Sh!t director Lawrence Lamont tapped to direct. No other specifics, which consists of a launch date, have been uncovered.
The film will mark SZA’s acting debut, despite the fact that she got to tease her chops for the duration of the December 2022 SNL episode exactly where she served as musical visitor alongside Keke as host. In accordance to Deadline, the SOS singer knowledgeable been considering of “a selection of projects, and the choice to reunite with Palmer was far also amazing to pass up.”
Reacting to the announcement with a screenshot of the quick short article in an Instagram publish, Keke wrote, “I CANT Hold out!!!”
On the songs entrance, SZA not too long ago introduced that she will be remaking Lana – the deluxe version of her SOS album – from scratch right after enthusiasts leaked a quantity of songs slated for the process.
In due to the fact-deleted posts to Twitter/X in late March, the “Snooze” singer expressed aggravation at the music hitting the internet.
She wrote: “So, we’ll make this surely really basic. Y’all leaked three songs from the deluxe. At this position, y’all can keep the throwaways and leaks. I’ll be beginning off ‘Lana’ from scratch. Do not inquire me about it as soon as once more. Thank you.”
In a 2nd post, she extra: “I’ll round up the leaks y’all presently acquired and u can have these. Appears like a truthful deal. Take pleasure in.”
Earlier that month, the TDE singer ramped up pleasure for Lana quickly right after releasing a racy teaser film.
With a caption that claimed: “Never fight above neighborhood D,” the TDE singer posted a film on Instagram, which integrated a snippet of a new music.
The accompanying visuals showed her frolicking all more than a location in a tent while placing on certainly practically nothing but a pink bikini.
SZA has been teasing an expansion of her blockbuster sophomore album for a although.
Late final 12 months, she posted a quantity of chance addresses for the deluxe variation, titled Lana, and proposed the challenge would drop ahead of Xmas but it by no means ever did.
She also spoke about the launch with Billboard, indicating: “After I do the deluxe, I’m hoping to be capable to acknowledge that this chapter is carried out. I’m looking for forward to in reality feeling really pleased of myself and not just smiling and nodding at accolades but truly sensation it internally and becoming conscious of that I’m great adequate.”
She added: “I guess I will have to have to avert striving to identify out what it suggests and get began noticing and living in what it is.”