EXCLUSIVE: Annie Ilonzeh (S.W.A.T.), Marques Houston (You Got Served) and Erica Mena (Love & Hip-Hop) lead the upcoming sci-fi thriller Run from Footage Films. The film is directed by Chris Stokes and is expected to be released in theaters in May.
In addition to Ilonzeh, Houston and Mena, the cast includes Erica Pinkett, Drew Sidora, Ken Lawson, Claudia Jordan and Obba Babatunde.
Run follows Melissa after she leaves her fiancé Andre at the alter, and her best friends convince her to go to a cabin on a much-needed “girls trip” to get her mind off things. But things take a huge turn when their friend Jenny is found mutilated in the middle of the woods. When the news announces an all-out alien attack on the nation, the girls will have to try their best to survive.
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“The goal is to bring the urban community back to the theaters since a sharp decline. After successfully building the urban community fan base at Tubi, we are ready to reignite the theaters,” Stokes told Deadline.
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Ilonzeh currently co-stars alongside Shemar Moore on the CBS series S.W.A.T. and is the star of the Stepdaughter franchise at Tubi. Prior credits include the Jennifer Garner-led film Peppermint and the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me.
Houston is an R&B artist and actor best known for portraying Roger Evans in Sister, Sister, the ’90s series led by twins Tia and Tamara Mowry. Additional credits include the films You Got Served, Bebe’s Kids, House Party 3 and 4, and the trio of Tubi films The Stepmother and its two sequels. Houston is the CEO of Footage Film Studios.
Mena is best known for starring in the reality series Love & Hip Hop: New York and Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami. Her recent credits include all three of Tubi’s The Stepmother franchise films.