{"id":816209,"date":"2026-05-23T05:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/816209\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T05:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:49:12","slug":"above-the-line-sophia-ali-cedric-the-entertainer-movie-gets-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/816209\/","title":{"rendered":"Above the Line: Sophia Ali, Cedric the Entertainer Movie Gets Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tA feature set in the cutthroat world of Hollywood is heading toward the finish line. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tQuiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to filmmaker Jeffrey Scott Collins\u2019 dark heist comedy Above the Line, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Sophia Ali, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/cedric-entertainer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cedric-entertainer_1\" data-tag=\"cedric-entertainer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cedric the Entertainer<\/a>, Gregg Henry, Reno Wilson, Jamie Lee, Dylan Playfair, Jackson Pace and John Way round out the movie\u2019s cast. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFollowing its premiere in December at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/sun-valley\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sun-valley_1\" data-tag=\"sun-valley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sun Valley<\/a> Film Festival, Above the Line is set to have a small theatrical run before its digital release via Quiver on June 26. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDescribed as being set in the same vein of Swingers and Pulp Fiction, Above the Line centers on six Hollywood hopefuls who set out to steal the best picture awards of a producer who wronged them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tCollins helmed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/indie-film\/\" id=\"auto-tag_indie-film_1\" data-tag=\"indie-film\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">indie film<\/a> from a script he co-wrote with Jono Matt. Ian Michaels produces for Green Step Productions, alongside Kemma Filby and Walker Barnes for Seasick Studios and Collins for This Seems Reel Entertainment. Cedric the Entertainer, who previously collaborated with Collins on Poor Greg Drowning, executive produces alongside Matt, Joe Grano, Ned Kisner, Lan Kisner and the rapper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/logic-performs-one-day-at-vmas-2018-makes-pro-immigration-statement-1136188\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Logic<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLarry Greenberg negotiated the deal on behalf of Quiver, while Clay Epstein of Film Mode Entertainment negotiated for the filmmakers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cAbove the Line explores the desperation and lengths people will go to \u2018make it,&#8217;\u201d Collins says. \u201cIt\u2019s centered in a world where many people are relentlessly chasing their dreams, but at its heart, it\u2019s about the deeply human need to feel important and to belong. All of that is wrapped in a twisted love letter to the dark crime noir comedies of the \u201990s that I grew up on. I\u2019m thrilled that Larry and the rest of the Quiver team connected with the story so much, and I can\u2019t wait to work with them, as well as Clay and the Film Mode team, to bring this film to audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A feature set in the cutthroat world of Hollywood is heading toward the finish line. 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