The Lucas Brothers wrote ‘Judas and the Black Messiah.’ The N.J. duo is just getting started. NJ.com 2 hrs ago
Kenny and Keith Lucas thought they had a full education in Black history.
When they were growing up in Newark, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were pillars of the school curriculum.
“It never felt like Black history was a month while I was in Newark,” Kenny tells NJ Advance Media. “It felt like Black history was taught throughout the year.”
Still, they never learned about Fred Hampton until they got to college. They first encountered his name in an African American studies class when they were sophomores at The College of New Jersey.
The Lucas Brothers wrote ‘Judas and the Black Messiah.’ The N.J. duo is just getting started.
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 28, 2021
Kenny Lucas and Keith Lucas, co-writers of Judas and the Black Messiah, want to bring the Newark they know to TV and film. The twin brothers, who got their start in stand-up comedy, are doing that in multiple ways, one being a film produced by Judd Apatow.Harmony Gerber | Getty Images
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Kenny and Keith Lucas thought they had a full education in Black history.
When they were growing up in Newark, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were pillars of the school curriculum.
Judd Apatow, Lucas Brothers set to collaborate for new comedy film ANI | Updated: Feb 25, 2021 21:54 IST
Washington (US), February 25 (ANI): American filmmaker Judd Apatow and comedy collective twins Kenny and Keith Lucas are teaming for a semi-autobiographical film for Universal Pictures, which will centre on the siblings lives as identical twins growing up in New Jersey.
According to Variety, with Apatow set to produce, the Lucas brothers are writing and starring in the film. Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel will co-write the untitled movie.
Apatow s track record for developing semi-autobiographical comedies, speaks heaps about the filmmaker s capabilities. His latest directorial effort was The King of Staten Island , a well-reviewed movie based on the life of Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson.
Keith and Kenny Lucas are also attached to star in a Revenge of the Nerds reboot.
Keith and Kenny Lucas are set to write and star in a semi-autobiographical comedy that has Judd Apatow attached to produce.
The project will focus on the Lucas brothers lives as identical twins in Newark, New Jersey. The brothers will write the screenplay with Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel.
Apatow, who most recently produced and directed Pete Davidson s semi-autobiographical comedy feature
The King of Staten Island, will produce via his Apatow Productions banner, with Universal set to distribute.
The brothers, repped by UTA, Fourth Wall Management and Hansen Jacobson, are also behind a reboot of
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