Variety is reporting that Keke Palmer (Hustlers, Pimp, Grease Live!) is attached to star in and executive produce the historical thriller Alice from Steel Springs Pictures.
Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs Pictures will executive produce.
Steel Springs is fully financing the project and principal photography is expected to begin this August in Georgia.
“So many films that depict this time in our history are rooted in victimization of the black female lead,” Palmer said.