Warner Bros. Lands Body Positive Biopic ‘Pretty Big’ for HBO Max
thewrap.comFollowing a competitive bidding process, Warner Bros. will co-produce “Pretty Big,” a biopic about Akira Armstrong, founder of the body positive Pretty Big Movement dance company, that will stream on HBO Max.
Tona Mabry (“Pose,” “Women of The Movement”) will direct and co-write the film with Dan Steele (“Gossip Girl”).“Pretty Big” will be produced by Mike Jackson of Get Lifted Film Co., Poppy Hanks and Jelani Johnson of MACRO, and Kristina Sorenson at Warner Bros.
It will be executive produced by Armstrong, alongside John Legend and Ty Stiklorius of Get Lifted and Charles D. King and James F.
Lopez of MACRO.The film will tell Armstrong’s story as “a young plus-sized woman” who “takes matters into her own hands when she keeps getting rejected from dance companies, despite her obvious talent.
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