By Cappuchino
Feb 5, 2021
Lil Yachty is about to expand his resume. According to Variety, Lil Boat is developing an action heist comedy movie that will be based on Uno. Yes, the famous card game. Marcy Kelly wrote the screenplay for the movie, set in the underground hip hop world of Atlanta and Yachty is being looked at to be the lead character of the movie, although, the cast hasn t been announced. The movie will also include Mattel Films. And it seems the movie will definitely have elements of music because along with Lil Yachty, Mattel Films will produce the movie with Quality Control’s Kevin Coach K Lee, Pierre P Thomas and Brian Sher for Quality Films.
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Mattel Developing UNO® Live-Action Motion Picture
February 4, 2021 GMT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 4, 2021
Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that the company is developing UNO®, the number one game in the world , into a live-action motion picture.
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Mattel Films will produce the project alongside Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Yachty. In addition, Quality Control’s Kevin “Coach K” Lee, Pierre “P” Thomas and Brian Sher will produce for Quality Films. Marcy Kelly penned the screenplay for the action heist comedy, set in the underground hip hop world of Atlanta. Robbie Brenner, executive producer, and Kevin McKeon, supervising producer, will lead the project for Mattel Films.
Live-Action ‘UNO’ Movie in the Works at Mattel Films
Mattel Films will produce the project alongside Grammy-nominated rapper Lil YachtyUmberto Gonzalez | February 4, 2021 @ 11:00 AM Last Updated: February 4, 2021 @ 5:30 PM
Lil Yachty and Marcy Kelly
Mattel Films is developing a live action heist comedy “UNO” movie inspired by the card game, the company announced on Thursday.
Mattel Films will produce the project alongside Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Yachty. In addition, Quality Control’s Kevin “Coach K” Lee, Pierre “P” Thomas and Brian Sher will produce for Quality Films.
Marcy Kelly wrote the screenplay for the action heist comedy, set in the underground hip hop world of Atlanta. Robbie Brenner is the executive producer, and Kevin McKeon is the supervising producer. Both will lead the project for Mattel Films.
UNO Film in the Works at Mattel With Lil Yachty Eyed to Star
Just three years after making his acting debut with a voice role in
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, Grammy nominee Lil Yachty might have found his biggest starring role yet with Mattel’s live-action adaptation of hit card game
UNO in the works, according to Deadline.
I’m so excited to be part of this film with Mattel,” Yachty said in a statement. “
I played UNO as a kid and still do today, so to spin that into a movie based on the Atlanta hip hop scene I came out of is really special. It hits close to home for me.”
UNO Movie In The Works, Lil Yachty To Possibly Star
Mattel continues pushing into the movie business with a new film based on the
UNO card game - with rapper Lil Yachty reportedly being eyed to star. This cinematic take on
UNO will apparently take the shape of a live-action heist comedy, which is set in the underground hip hop world of Atlanta, according to
Deadline s reporting. The script is being written by Marcy Kelly; Yachty is reportedly also producing the project alongside the founders of his Quality Control music label, Kevin “Coach K” Lee and Pierre “P” Thomas, with Brian Sher also producing for Quality Films.