Teyana Taylor’s Directorial Debut ‘Get Lite’ With Storm Reid Set for Spring 2027 at Paramount

Oscar nominee. Culinary student. Singer, songwriter, choreographer, dancer. The list goes on and on, but Teyana Taylor will soon add another bullet to her already-enviable resume: feature filmmaker. Paramount Pictures announced today that the “One Battle After Another” nominee’s first feature directorial outing will arrive in theaters on April 9, 2027.

via: Variety

Paramount has set Teyana Taylor‘s feature directorial debut, “Get Lite,” for a theatrical release next spring.

The film follows a talented, but sheltered, dance student who finds inspiration, love and family in the last place he expected: the subways of New York City. Storm Reid (“Euphoria,” “The Last of Us”) is on board to star in the movie and produce alongside Kenya Barris and Anni Weisband (for Barris’ Khalabo Ink Society); Robyn Simpson (A Seed & Wings Productions, Reid’s banner); and Bill Karesh (Offbrnd). Taylor will executive produce.

News of the project comes amid a stellar season for Taylor, whose standout performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” has garnered universal acclaim. Last month, Taylor picked up the Golden Globe award for best supporting actress and has earned nods from SAG-AFTRA’s Actor Awards, BAFTA and the Academy Awards, among other major awards bodies. The multihyphenate artist was also nominated for her first Grammy for her latest record, “Escape Room.”

In addition to Taylor’s film, Paramount also dated new movies from directors Jonathan Levine and Potsy Ponciroli.

Hot off the success of “Superman,” David Corenswet will portray John Tuggle, the “Mr. Irrelevant” of the 1983 NFL draft, in Levine’s upcoming, yet-to-be-titled film, now dated for Christmas 2026. Michael Shannon and Isabel May also star in the movie, which tells the “inspiring, heartfelt and true” story of Tuggle, the last player chosen in the last round, and his enduring impact on his team (the New York Giants, with Shannon portraying hall of fame coach Bill Parcells) and teammates. Levine directs the Skydance Sports-produced movie from a script by Nick Santora; the pair also produced the film along with Gillian Bohrer.

Ponciroli’s movie, “The Rescue” — a modern-day Western in which a rodeo cowboy’s skills are put to the test outside the arena, starring Brandon Sklenar (“1923,” “The Housemaid”) and Hassie Harrison (“Yellowstone”) — is slated for Jan. 29, 2027. Ponciroli directed the project, from a screenplay by John Fusco, and produced alongside Shannon Houchins and Cliff Roberts.

The studio also reserved July 16, 2027, for an untitled event horror film.