What We Know About Jack Harlow's 'White Men Can't Jump' Remake
The rapper will make his acting debut this May.
Jack Harlow is joining the cultural tradition of rappers transitioning into the acting world. The "First Class" rapper will star in the long-awaited remake of the 1992 sports comedy White Men Can't Jump, alongside Nanny and American Soul actor Sinqua Walls. The two stars will assume the roles originally played by Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes, portraying an odd couple of basketball players who hustle unsuspecting pickup game players for money.
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Read on for what we know about the Hulu film so far.
White Men Can't Jump will premiere on May 19, 2023.
The first clip of the film (seen above) dropped earlier today, introducing Jeremy (Harlow) and Jamal (Walls) as a two-man team of streetball hustlers. As the pair challenge other teams on the court, they also banter about topics like whether Paul Thomas Anderson or Spike Lee is a better director. Jeremy is also seen meditating during a game, before calling himself the "P.T. Anderson of basketball psychological warfare." We'll see if his mind games actually help them out.
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Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, and Vince Staples are also part of the stacked cast.
In addition to Harlow and Walls, the film will also star Lance Reddick, Teyana Taylor, Laura Harrier, Tamera "Tee" Kissen, Myles Bullock, Zak Steiner, and Dazeran Jones. Rapper Vince Staples, who recently appeared in a recurring guest role on Abbott Elementary, is also set to star.
Director Calmatic has praised Harlow's performance.
In an interview with Esquire, the film's director Calmatic praised Harlow's work on the film, and said that he believes the world is just beginning to see the rapper's "full scope as an artist."
"Man, listen, after this film, I don't think Jack Harlow is going to be a rapper," he said. "I mean, I'm sure he is not going to give up rap, but he's definitely going to be a Mark Wahlberg—where I think people are going to know him more for acting than his music. There's no reason why he shouldn't be in two movies a year. He's that great. And so I'm happy that he got his feet wet with White Men Can't Jump so I can take a little responsibility for that. I'm excited for the world to see him and get the full scope of him as an artist."
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