Netflix has released the first trailer for Passing, Rebecca Hall's directorial debut, starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga.
As previously noted, the film is based on Nella Larsen's 1929 novella of the same name. It follows two mixed-race women, played by Thompson and Negga, who reunite in their adulthood and discover that one of them is now passing for a white woman. André Holland, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy and Alexander Skarsgard also star. Passing hits select theaters on October 27, before becoming available to stream on Netflix November 10.
Finally, Ashanti is taking her talents back to the screen. According to Deadline, the singer will produce and star in the upcoming rom-com The Plus One. She will play Lizzie, a soon-to-be bride who asks her "Male of Honor," Marshall, not to bring "his hated ex, Marie, to her destination wedding." Unfortunately for Lizzie, Marshall invites Marie as his "plus one." Additional casting has yet to be announced.