Megalyn Echikunwoke is the latest name to join Night School, directed by Malcolm D. Lee and produced by Will Packer.  

It is based on a story by Hart, who is also starring along with Girls Trip standout Tiffany Haddish and Insecure’s Yvonne Orji. Taran Killam, Rob Riggle, Ben Schwartz

Tim Story was previously attached to direct the movie which is set for a Friday, September 28, 2018 release.

Hart, who came up with the original story, and co-wrote the script with Harry Ratchford, Joey Wells and Matt Kellard – with additional script work by Nick Stoller – will also produce the film, which follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes in preparation to take the GED exam.

Will Packer will produce for his Will Packer Productions alongside Hart, who will produce via his Hartbeat Productions banner. It’s a reteaming of Packer and Lee who also assumed the same roles for the blockbuster hit, Girls Trip, which just crossed the $100M mark at the domestic box office.

Echikunowke, recently starred in A&E’s Damien, has two films on the way, the Charles Stone III-directed/Lena Waithe-produced Step Sisters and the buddy comedy An Actor Prepares.

THR first reported the news of Echikunwoke’s casting.