Keke Palmer has been tapped to star in a new Nickelodeon movie Rags, which will be executive produced by Nick Cannon and scored by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins.
Rags is a hip-hop-infused, modern twist on Cinderella set against the backdrop of New York City. Bille Woodruff (Honey, Beauty Shop) will direct the TV flick.
Nick says the movie “The Wiz” inspired him to bring this movie to life adding, ”I am thrilled to work with my Nick family and bring across my vision of a classic fairy tale with a hip-hop flare. I am having such a great time working with so much amazing young talent on this project.”
Here’s a synopsis of the project:
Rags follows the story of Charlie Prince, an orphan living with his acerbic and unloving stepfather and spoiled, simple-minded stepbrothers. Charlie’s dream is to be a singer, and while he is vocally talented and can write music, he can’t seem to catch a break. Kadee Worth, on the other hand, is the daughter of music mogul Reginald Worth and is an international pop phenomenon. While the world knows her as a glamorous superstar, she is secretly frustrated with singing other people’s songs and wearing clothes other people choose for her. Kadee wants the world to hear and see her true talent. Despite every obstacle that gets thrown in their way, once Charlie and Kadee find one another, they each finally get what they have been looking for – a voice, a stage, an audience and each other.
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