According to our sources , we hear that comedian and actor Cedric the Entertainer , who recently took a break from filming on his hit CBS sitcom The Neighborhood , has paired up with the R & B singer Ashanti for a new film titled The Plus One . The film is a romantic comedy as Ashanti plays Lizzie who is about to get married but her upcoming wedding is about to get interrupted by her archnemesis . Cedric The Entertainer plays her father in the film . We also hear that they are now filming , and the film may possibly land on Netflix- but that part has been unconfirmed .
Cedric the Entertainer
Glamorous , starring Fuller House ’ s Miss Benny , was previously in the works as a pilot for The CW . It has now been handed a series order at Netflix .
The drama series comes from Damon Wayans , Jr . and his producing partner Jordon Nardino .
The series tells the story of Marco Mejia , a gender-nonconforming queer young man whose life seems to be stuck in place until he lands a job working for legendary makeup mogul Madolyn Addison . It ’ s Marco ’ s first chance to figure out what he wants out of life , who he actually is and what it really means for him to be queer .
Benny , who was the first openly gay character in Netflix ’ s Fuller House and also has starred in Love , Victor and American Horror Stories , stars as Mejia , while casting is underway for Addison . It is the latest project that was originally from The CW to land a series order at Netflix .
HUMOR MILL