On the Come Up Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

On the Come Up is the story of Bri, a gifted 16-year-old rapper, who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father – a local hip hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her.

Drama Teen Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in On the Come Up.

• J
  Jamila C. Gray

• D
  Da'Vine Joy Randolph

  Golden, Lost City of D

• L
  Lil Yachty

  A Man Named Scott, The System

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  Mike Epps

  Last Friday, Troop Zero

• M
  Miles Gutierrez-Riley

  Smile 2

• J
  Justin Martin

• T
  Titus Makin

• M
  Michael Cooper Jr.

• G
  GaTa

  Anyone But You, Self Reliance

• S
  Sanaa Lathan

  The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, Something New

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  Method Man

  Shaft, Shadow Force

Crew Behind the Film

The On the Come Up behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Kay Oyegun last wrote Assisted Living and The Ancestor.

Director

Sanaa Lathan

Screenwriter

Kay Oyegun

Producers

Marty Bowen
John Fischer
Isaac Klausner
Jay Marcus
Robert Teitel

Production Details

What we know about the On the Come Up movie production.

Key Facts

• On the Come Up will have its world premiere at the 47th Toronto Film Festival (7/16/2022).
• Adaptation of Angie Thomas' best-seller.

Production Updates for On the Come Up

Jul 2022

Completed

Changed On the Come Up movie production status. Paramount+ today announced that its upcoming original film ON THE COME UP, from Paramount Pictures’ Players label, will exclusively premiere on the service Friday, Sept. 23 in the U.S., Canada, Italy, and later in the year in additional international territories.

Jul 2022

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jun 2021

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Dec 2019

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Apr 2019

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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