Chlöe Bailey is starring in a brand new cinematic musical occasion set on this planet of Atlanta’s aggressive gospel youth choir reward groups, and she or he and director Tina Gordon sat down with BLACK ENTERPRISE to tease what viewers can count on from the brand new gospel comedy movie.
Reward This, staring Bailey, releases solely on Peacock on April seventh. The powerhouse solid, led by Music Supervisor Harvey Mason Jr., works collectively to mix pop hits with gospel classics to convey a contemporary twist to reward competitions.
From director Tina Gordon, the movie follows aspiring musical famous person Sam (Chlöe Bailey), a younger lady pushed, at nearly any price, to interrupt into the music enterprise. After a transfer from Los Angeles to Atlanta to stay with Sam’s sunny cousin, Jess (Anjelika Washington), Sam is compelled to hitch her cousin’s struggling, underdog gospel reward staff simply forward of a nationwide championship competitors.
When Sam sees a chance to lastly make her desires of turning into a famous person singer come true, she joins the choir and rapidly learns that reward is just not about glory, however gratitude. Gordon teamed up with famed director Will Packer to create the movie.
“if you’re not accustomed to reward groups, it’s like a gospel choir, however like their edgier, extra energetic, youthful cousin,” Gordon informed BLACK ENTERPRISE.
Whereas Bailey isn’t any stranger to the massive display screen, showing in exhibits like Grown-ish, it’s the primary time she’s taking the lead in a characteristic movie. The film exhibits resemblances to different gospel-based movies like Sister Act 2 and The Combating Temptations.
However Bailey stated she didn’t pull from anybody else when getting ready for her position – she made certain to remain true to her pure expertise and true artwork type.
“I all the time discover issues inside myself that I can convey into that position in order that it feels utterly genuine and never faux,” Bailey stated.
“And I by no means need somebody to take a look at the character and really feel prefer it’s a made up facade or that is what we wish you to see whenever you watch this movie.”
Others within the movie embody Grammy nominee Tristan Mack Wilds, hip-hop sensation Quavo, Birgundi Baker, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Loren Lott, Grammy-nominated gospel stars Jekalyn Carr and Koryn Hawthorne, and comic Drew “Druski” Desbordes.
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