Chloe Bailey To Star In Choir Comedy ‘Praise This’
Chloe Bailey is set to star in Praise This, a youth choir comedy picked up by Universal.
The feature film is set in the world of youth choirs and being eyed for a potential franchise in the vein of Pitch Perfect. According to Deadline, production of the first installment is set to kick off in Atlanta in June.
Tina Gordon (Little) has been tapped to direct and penned the latest draft of the script, which is based on an original idea by The Story Company. Earlier drafts were reportedly written by Camilla Blackett (Little, New Girl) and writing trio Murder Ink’s Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana and Jana Savage.
The film is under Will Packer Productions’ first-look deal with Universal. Packer will produce alongside The Story Company’s co-founder and CEO Tim Story, with WPP EVP Johanna Byer executive producing.
The actress and Chloe x Halle singer signed with Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment Company after catching the musical icon’s attention. Most recently, she starred alongside Yara Shahidi on Grown-ish. Additionally, she’ll be seen in the supernatural thriller The Georgetown Project.
