EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of doing double duty this year at Sundance in the movies 892 and Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul., actress Nicole Beharie has inked with WME.Honk for Jesus: Save Your Soul was snapped up by Focus Features and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions for a theatrical day-and-date release on Peacock later this year.
Beharie stars opposite Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown in the comedy which follows Trinitie Childs (Hall), the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church in the wake of a scandal as she attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs (Brown), rebuild their congregation.892 was acquired by Bleecker for late summer theatrical release.
The thriller follows the devastating true story of Brian Brown-Easley, a disgruntled Marine veteran who held up an Atlanta Wells Fargo Bank out of desperation to bring attention to his plight after not receiving his monthly disability check of $892.
John Boyega, Michael K Williams and Connie Britton also star.Beharie starred in another Sundance feature in 2020, Channing Godfrey Peoples’ Miss Juneteenth, which won her critical acclaim and a Gotham Award win for her performance, as well as an Independent Spirit Award nomination.
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