Queen Latifah to Executive Produce Comedy PAPER CHASE

Deadline reports that Queen Latifah and Shakim will executive produce the teen comedy Paper Chase.

"Shakim and I have known Van forever and we're thrilled to collaborate with him and his team," said Latifah.

"This film is exactly what we love to do, make fun and energetic projects that audiences have a blast going to see. Lauren Domino and Angela Tucker are such great talents and we can't wait to get started."

The movie follows Alicia, an ideal-driven, well-meaning New Orleans teenager ready to reinvent herself at the fictional college, Kensington University in Atlanta.

When Alicia can't pay her tuition fees, she and her cash-strapped mom, Valerie, must find a way to get the funds. With help from her best friend Jamilla, Alicia plans to throw a rager to raise the money to keep her college dream alive.

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