The period drama Sylvie has added Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha to its cast.
The two are set to star in and produce the jazz era love story, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The period romance feature is set in the New York City in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s. The love story follows Sylvie (Thompson) as she meets aspiring saxophonist Robert (Asomugha) when he takes a job at her father’s record store in Harlem. After a summer romance that comes to an end, the two fatefully reconnect several years later and find that their feelings for each other have never disappeared.
Eugene Ashe is set to direct from his own script. Cinematographer Declan Quinn is on board to shoot the film.
Asomugha will produce through his iAm21 Entertainment banner alongside Jonathan Baker, Gabrielle Glore, and Matthew Thurm. Thompson will executive produce.
You can see Thompson next in Men in Black: International. She’s also set to star in Season 3 of HBO’s Westworld. Asomugha’s other credits include Amazon’s Crown Heights.
