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EXCLUSIVE: Singer and actress Joanna “JoJo” Levesque (Moulin Rouge The Musical!) will prima pinch Luke Cage and Evil prima Mike Colter in LA-set drama-romance The Very Thought of You.
The stars will besides exec-produce nan project, which is written and produced by John Zaring (Pursuit of Happiness).
Described to america arsenic a “soulful, jazz-infused emotion story” group successful Los Angeles’s Eagle Rock neighborhood, nan movie “follows Emmy Davis (Levesque), a erstwhile tv talent show finalist whose life unraveled astatine 16 aft intersexual maltreatment astatine nan hands of a powerful euphony producer. Now 30, she lives softly arsenic a barista, caring for her grandma and keeping her past hidden — until she meets a jazz pianist and assemblage professor (Colter) struggling to rediscover his hit while raising his young girl arsenic a widowed father. When euphony brings them together, some are forced to face nan past and determine whether they’re consenting to consequence everything for a 2nd chance astatine love.”
Van Scott Folger (American Underdog) is producing alongside Zaring. Joining Colter and Levesque arsenic executive producers are ZCE partners Bianca Cioffi (So, Is This Love?) and Charles Vignola, who spent 3 decades processing blockbusters astatine Jerry Bruckheimer Films earlier joining ZCE successful 2024.
The movie is being produced nether nan Zaring/Cioffi Entertainment banner successful relation pinch Colter Productions. Production is owed to statesman successful LA successful November, 2026.
“I’ve ever been drawn to stories that link euphony and emotion,” said Colter. “This movie is astir 2 group uncovering their hit again, not conscionable successful their hearts but connected stage.”
Levesque, who is making her first movie quality successful much than a decade, added: “The communicative touches connected nan powerfulness imbalances that beryllium successful an manufacture wherever women are excessively often taken advantage of, and it does truthful successful a truthful, compassionate way. The domiciled of Emmy is simply a gift for an character who sings, and I’m truthful excited to bring her to life.”
Levesque, nan joint-youngest solo creator to person a number 1 deed successful nan U.S., has released six workplace albums to date. The Masked Singer contestant has besides acted connected Broadway, successful TV bid and made her on-screen characteristic debut successful 2006 drama Aquamarine.
Colter is repped by CAA, Strand Management, and McKuin Frankel Whitehead; Levesque is represented by WME, Randy Jackson and Katie Gallagher, and Carroll Guido Groffman Cohen Bar & Karalian. Zaring and Zaring/Cioffi Entertainment are represented by Epidemic Global and Goff Law.
