The follow-up focuses on another 16-year-old, Brianna Bri Jackson, who is. Gray starring as Bri (she was coached by Grammy-nominated rapper Rapsody (opens in a new tab)), alongside Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Method Man, Mike Epps, and more. Angie Thomas attends the premiere for On The Come Up on day one of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre on Sept. ngie Thomas’s bestselling 2017 debut was the story of a 16-year-old who witnesses the police shooting of a friend. In the film version directed by Succession star Sanaa Lathan and adapted by This Is Us writer-director Kay Oyegun, On the Come Up will see newcomer Jamila C. So, Bri must challenge all that harmful societal crap and go for it by raising her voice, which is a much more complicated process as a young Black person. But while dealing with racism at school and economic strife at home, Bri channels her emotions into a huge track that goes viral, but generates negative, racist and classist media portrayals. She's under pressure - Bri's father was a bit of a legend in the underground hip hop scene. Angie Thomas attends the premiere for On The Come Up on day one of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre on Sept. Set in the same fictional neighbourhood as The Hate U Give, Garden Heights, Thomas' second novel, On the Come Up focuses on 16-year-old Bri, a talented aspiring rapper with big dreams and her first battle to win. The book was banned at a school in Texas for some bullshit reason, and was made into a film in 2018 starring Amandla Stenberg. It's the second film adaptation for Thomas, whose debut YA novel, The Hate U Give, was inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement and examined systemic racism and police violence through the experiences of teen protagonist Starr Carter.
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