Hamilton star Renée Elise Goldsberry and Power Book II: Ghost's Abubakr Ali have been added to the cast of Pose star Billy Porter's new movie, What If?
The movie, which will mark Porter's feature film directorial debut, has also cast Sideways Smile star, writer and editor Eva Reign, Pose's Courtnee Carter, Freaky star Kelly Lamor Wilson and Grant Reynolds, Deadline reports.
What If? will be a coming-of-age story which focuses on Kelsa (Reign), a trans high school senior. When fellow student Khal (Ali) shares details about his school crush online, he is encouraged to go for it with the person he's fallen for.
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Kelsa and Khal then find themselves navigating a relationship that neither one of them would have expected.
The movie's script has been written by Alvaro García Lecuona, with Porter taking the director's chair. The film is being produced by Orion Pictures, which is dedicated to spotlighting underrepresented voices in the industry.
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Ali plays Sebastian 'Bash' Kamal-Stern in Starz series Power Book II: Ghost, while he has also starred as Raj Patel in The CW's Katy Keene.
Goldsberry, whose character in What If? has not yet been revealed, is best known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in Broadway musical hit Hamilton, a part which has earned her Tony and Grammy awards and an Emmy nomination.
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She has also starred as Quellcrist Falconer in Netflix series Altered Carbon and as Wickie Roy in Peacock's Girls5eva. She has furthermore joined the cast of upcoming Marvel series She-Hulk.
Orion Pictures has a number of other projects currently in development, including a movie adaptation of Michelle Zauner's best-selling memoir, Crying in H Mart.
Hamilton is available to stream on Disney+.
Power aired on Starz in the US, and is available on Netflix in the UK. Power Book III: Raising Kanan airs on Starz in the US and will stream on Starzplay, available through Amazon Prime Video, in the UK.
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