On the Come Up author Angie Thomas shares what inspired her to write her bestselling novel, the same story Sanaa Lathan's movie adaptation is based on. Skip to main content. Popsugar.

Sanaa Lathan makes a fine directorial turn with 'On the Come Up,' an adaptation of Angie Thomas' best-selling novel about a young woman trying to become a rapper.

Sliding into the rap battle ring on September 23 is Angie Thomas’s latest book-to-movie adaptation, On the Come Up, based on her bestselling novel.Initially set to stream exclusively on ...

This film adaptation of the Angie Thomas novel follows a teenage rapper with a dream. ... On the Come Up Rated PG-13 for violence and adult language. Running time: 1 hour 55 minutes.

Based on the best-selling 2019 YA novel by Angie Thomas (“The Hate U Give”), “On the Come Up” follows Bri, a talented 16-year-old high school student who dreams of making it big in the ...

Sanaa Lathan Says Her Directorial Debut, 'On the Come Up', Is 'a Tribute to Black Women and Family' The actress says she responded to the Angie Thomas book the movie is based on because "there's a ...

“On the Come Up” is produced by George Tillman, Jr., Robert Teitel, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner, Angie Thomas and Timothy M. Bourne and executive produced by John Fischer.

Sanaa Lathan’s Directorial Debut ‘On the Come Up’ to Land on Paramount+ After TIFF Premiere. Newcomer Jamila C. Gray stars in the film based on the book by Angie Thomas ...

This Is Us writer-producer Kay Oyegun is having quite the year.. Deadline reports that Oyegun has been tapped to adapt Angie Thomas‘ On The Come Up, which takes place in the same universe as ...

Author Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give, On the Come Up, Concrete Rose) discusses how book bans often hurt marginalized people.

Director Sanaa Lathan, writer Angie Thomas and cast visited the Los Angeles Times studio at TIFF to answer some very important questions, like telling us what they stole from the ‘On the Come Up ...