{"id":30649,"date":"2026-06-26T21:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T01:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/imani-lewis-tanya-wright-to-star-in-basketball-horror-pic-killa\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T21:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T01:26:54","slug":"imani-lewis-tanya-wright-to-star-in-basketball-horror-pic-killa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/imani-lewis-tanya-wright-to-star-in-basketball-horror-pic-killa\/","title":{"rendered":"Imani Lewis\u00a0&\u00a0Tanya Wright to Star in Basketball Horror Pic ‘Killa’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Basketball can be deadly, it seems, as\u00a0Imani Lewis<\/strong>\u00a0(pictured above in Vampires vs. the Bronx<\/em>) and\u00a0Tanya Wright<\/strong>\u00a0(\u201cOrange Is the New Black\u201d) have signed on to star in\u00a0Killa<\/em>, reports Deadline<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The pic is described as a \u201chorror-drama\u201d\u2013just say horror\u2013that \u201cfollows Asa Jones, a girl from Louisiana who wants to conquer the world of girls\u2019 basketball. When Asa sees her shot at a college scholarship slipping away, she begins to lose herself to a captivating force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laci Dent<\/strong> will write\/direct the film, marking her debut feature. <\/p>\n

Executive producers are Kareem Mortimer, Trevite Willis, and Julia Chatwin of Best Yet Entertainment, as well as Ellen Schmitt and Maggie Flatley of Brickyard VFX Studio. Morgan Bentz is also on as a producer. <\/p>\n

Lewis appeared in the fun kids vs vampires Netflix movie, Vampires vs. the Bronx. Wright, meanwhile, made a killing on the show \u201cTrue Blood\u201d and also appeared in multiple episodes of the hit show \u201cOrange Is the New Black\u201d. <\/p>\n

Killa<\/em> is set to begin shooting in August. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: imani lewis killa laci dent tanya wright <\/span><\/p>\n

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