Will Packer Movie Updates

Tiffany Haddish is looking to continue to stay busy by landing lead roles in New Line’s The Kitchen and Universal’s The Temp.

Paramount Players has signed Empire‘s Taraji P. Henson to star in What Men Want.

Universal Pictures has acquired Warrior Queen, a pitch from Mark Rosenthal.

Kevin Hart has enrolled in Night School.

Universal Pictures and Will Packer Productions have acquired rights to 3-1-2.

Kevin Hart is in negotiations to star in Dashing Through the Snow, a family Christmas comedy being developed by Disney.

Universal Pictures has acquired A Meyers Thanksgiving, a spec script that David E. Talbert wrote and will direct, with Will Packer producing.

The Best Man Holiday helmer Malcolm D. Lee has signed on to direct Girls Trip for Universal.

Universal Pictures has acquired Ride Along out of turnaround from New Line and the studio has set a late October production start with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube starring, and Tim Story directing.

Screen Gems is ordering up a sequel to its box office hit Think Like a Man, which has grossed over $91 million to date at the domestic box office.

Comedian Kevin Hart is on a roll, and now he's circling Alcon Entertainment's long-gestating Con Ed, a fish-out-of-water comedy that Drumline helmer Charles Stone III has come aboard to direct.

Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson are set to star in Screen Gems' thriller No Good Deed.

The footloose runner-up of the fourth season of Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" has been cast in Rainforest Films' "Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming." Rob Hardy ("Trois") is directing a script written by Albert Leon ("Feel the Noise").