The film adaptation of author Angie Thomas’ On the Come Up has moved from Fox 2000 to Paramount in the wake of the completion of Disney’s acquisition of Fox, according to Deadline.
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- Thomas’ YA drama The Hate U Give was turned into a film at Fox 2000 last year.
- On the Come Up will be produced through the studio’s Paramount Players division.
- Deadline offers the following description of On the Come Up:
- On the Come Up focuses on Bri, a young rapper and the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died just before making it big. Her father’s legend makes him a hard act to follow, but between Bri being bullied and watching her mother struggle after losing her job, she pours out her frustration into songs that become big viral hits.
- This is the second film in as many days to move from Fox 2000 after Tom Hanks’ The News of the World jumped to Universal yesterday, according to Deadline.
- Last month, it was reported that Fox 2000 would be retired altogether after the Disney-Fox deal.
ICYMI – More Disney-Fox news:
- Soon after the transaction’s close, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger sent an email to colleagues.
- Fox has reportedly been hit with a wave of layoffs in the wake of the transaction.
- As one would expect, workers at Fox are frustrated, agitated, and angry as their futures with the new company are still unknown.