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Queen Latifah And Will Smith Are Set To Produce A Hip Hop Adaption of Romeo And Juliet

Posted on May 17th, 2019
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Hip hop royalty Queen Latifah and Will Smith are set to produce Netflix’s upcoming hip hop musical adaption of Romeo and Juliet, according to Variety. Latifah and Smith join a long line of producers, featuring James Lassiter and Caleeb Pinkett of Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment and Yong Yam of 25/7 Productions.

Written by Solvan “Slick” Naim and Dave Broome, the musical will give Shakespeare’s classic tragedy a whole new spin. The contemporary movie-musical will take place in New York, following a Brooklyn waitress and musician from a wealthy family.

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