Updated: In the wake of Sanaa Lathan’s world premiere of On the Come Up here at TIFF, the pic is getting a limited theatrical release in the top 50 markets nationally in sync with its Friday, Sept.
23 Paramount+ drop date. Previews start on Thursday, Sept. 22.Said Paramount Pictures President of Domestic Distribution Chris Aronson, “We’re thrilled to share this incredible adaptation of Angie Thomas’s moving novel with audiences everywhere, across multiple platforms.
Seeing Sanaa Lathan’s visionary direction and watching the remarkably talented Jamila C. Gray and the rest of the cast light up the screen, viewers will see what we already know: that this is an exceptional film, not to be missed.
A heartfelt thanks to our partners at State Street and Temple Hill. We can’t wait to share On the Come Up with the world on September 23.”Deadline film critic Valerie Complex exclaimed about On the Come Up that the pic “has a voice that is so loud, the messaging here cannot be denied.”“John Singleton, and the Hughes Brothers, clearly influenced Lathan’s directing style.
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