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Universal Pre-Empts Colin Bannon Short Story ‘Don’t Look’ For Janelle Monáe To Star & Produce; Akela Cooper Scripting


Universal Pre-empts Colin Bannon Short Story ‘Don’t Look’ For Janelle Monae To Star; Akela Cooper Scripting

EXCLUSIVE: Universal has pre-emptively purchased the short story thriller package Don’t Look, with Janelle Monae ( Glass Onion, Moonlight, Hidden Figures) in talks to star. Bannon is fresh from making a Universal deal for his horror short story Long Lost, produced by Steven Spielberg, Simon Kinberg, and Glassgold. While she has been very busy on the big screen, Cooper’s TV credits include the Netflix series Luke Cage, American Horror Story and Paramount + Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

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