Paramount has set the launch date for Get Lite, the directorial debut of One Battle After One other star Teyana Taylor. Taylor, who has earned an Oscar nod for her efficiency as Perfidia Beverly Hills in Paul Anderson’s movie, is directing Get Lite from a script by Eric Gross. Euphoria star Storm Reid may even reportedly be taking part in a serious position within the film.
Get Lite will get a launch date
Get Lite is scheduled to premiere in theaters on April 9, 2027. In addition to starring, Storm Reid is producing the film with Kenya Barris and Anni Weisband of Khalabo Ink Society, Invoice Karesh of Offbrnd, and Robyn Simpson of A Seed & Wings Productions, which is Reid’s manufacturing banner. Moreover, Taylor will function an government producer on the function (through Selection).
Get Lite revolves round a headstrong dance scholar who finds love, inspiration, and extra within the subways of New York Metropolis. Throughout a December 2025 interview, Taylor mentioned the challenge. “It’s so loopy, as a result of when [Get Lite] got here throughout my desk, it was like a full-circle second,” she defined. “I had already directed just about each single artist. And I seen with my work that I used to be prepared to maneuver on to tv and movie. All my music movies have a story. It’s at all times a drama. You get a lot good s— in simply two minutes. I’m like, ‘I want extra time’” (through Display Day by day).
Get Lite reportedly explores a real-life avenue motion, typically often called Litefeet, that got here out of Harlem. Taylor shared that she turned a part of the motion when she was 14, and it saved her out of hassle and secure. Accordingly, when she got here throughout the challenge, “It was an prompt sure” even earlier than she learn the screenplay.
Reflecting on her ambition for Get Lite, Taylor said she wished the film to be a part of a broader dialog.
Notably, Taylor has beforehand directed music movies for herself and Queen Naija, amongst others.
