Though the One of Them Days premiere was canceled, a few of producer Issa Rae‘s outdated friends are celebrating the discharge with fellow Angelenos.
The forged of HBO‘s Insecure will reunite to host a free screening of the brand new Keke Palmer/SZA buddy comedy on Saturday at 2pm at AMC The Grove 14 “for a second of levity” for these impacted by the latest Los Angeles County wildfires.
“My @insecurehbo household! My group for all times! Thanks!” wrote Rae on her Instagram Story, sharing a flier posted by her Insecure co-star Yvonne Orji, which reads: “We all know the town is hurtin’ so we obtained y’all!”
Jay Ellis additionally shared the announcement, writing: “LA when you want a minute to take a break from all of it… have fun on us.” Natasha Rothwell posted the flier as properly, whereas co-star Kendrick Sampson and showrunner Prentice Penny praised the film on social media.
The occasion comes after Sony beforehand canceled the Jan. 13 Hollywood premiere amid the wildfires which have left at least 25 people dead throughout Los Angeles County, forcing 105,000 to evacuate.
Written by Syreeta Singleton and directed by Lawrence Lamont, Certainly one of Them Days follows roommates Dreux (Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA) as they race to make hire after Alyssa’s boyfriend blows their cash.
Rae beforehand celebrated the movie’s launch on Instagram. “At present is formally ‘Certainly one of Them Days’. We made an entire film. A comedy! Screening in theaters. Set and shot in LA. With an exceptional first time characteristic director (@lawrencelamont). And an excellent first time screenwriter (@reetafajita). It was laborious as f—, however it was additionally hella enjoyable and I’m happy with it. I hope you and your mates go see it on the large display screen. After which I hope every time you’ve gotten ‘a day’ it turns into a consolation look ahead to you, like so a lot of my favourite films from the 90s and the 2000s are for me,” she wrote.
“That is finally a movie about group and I’m so grateful for mine,” added Rae.
Partially primarily based on her net sequence Awkward Black Woman, Rae beforehand created and starred in Insecure for its five-season run on HBO from 2016 to 2021, incomes three Golden Globe nominations and 7 Emmy nods for her work.
