Lakeith Stanfield has been cast as one of the leads in an upcoming fairy tale film at Disney+. The movie, from screenwriter Cat Vasko, is currently untitled.

According to Deadline, who broke the news of Stanfield’s casting along with co-lead Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel) says To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before director Susan Johnson will helm the film.

No plot details are known at this time.

After star-turns in Atlanta, Get Out and Straight Outta Compton, Stanfield is one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood, along with his fellow Atlanta breakouts Zazie Beetz and Brian Tyree Henry. He is in post-production in Rian Johnson’s starry ensemble pic, Knives Out and A24’s Uncut Gems, both due this year. His romantic drama, The Photograph, with Issa Rae, is due in February 2020. He’s in pre-production on Jesus Was My Homeboy. 

 

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