Deadline is reporting that Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok), Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) and Lakeith Stanfield (War Machine) have signed on to star in the upcoming drama Sorry to Bother You from first time filmmaker Boots Riley.
The film follows “a black telemarketer with self-esteem issues who discovers a magical key to business success, propelling him to the upper echelons of the hierarchy just as his activist comrades are rising up against unjust labor practices. When he uncovers the macabre secret of his corporate overlords, he must decide whether to stand up or sell out.”
Production on Sorry to Bother You is set to get underway this month, with Fruitvale Station’s Nina Yang Bongiovi and Forest Whitaker serving as producers on behalf of Significant Productions.
Originally published June 17, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
