We knew that it was only a matter of time before mainstream celebrities started joining vertical movies but if we are being honest, we kinda hoped that it wouldn’t happened. There is a lot of discussion about the validity of vertical actors being actors. They don’t get the recognition that they deserve, and so we had to change our thought process. We want their talent to be recognized more. So hey, if an actor that has been on the silver screen needs to be cast, we’re behind it.
Didn’t expect it to be Taye Diggs though.
Yes, that’s right. Taye Diggs is coming to the vertical format. The actor signed on for a Microdrama Series at CandyJar. Hey, if it was going to be any service, CandyJar fits. The actor has Diggs as the star and executive producer of a series titled “Off Limits & All Mine.”
The series official tagline describes the movie as, “a widower who takes in his best friend’s rebellious daughter and realizes that a dangerous and transformative connection is about to unfold.” Sounds like an age gap romance to us.
“Microdramas are no longer experimental,” Inkitt’s (CandyJars parent company) director of production Lily Darragh Harty said in a statement. “Projects like this show that the format can support serious creative ambition, high production standards and top-tier talent, which is exactly the future CandyJar is building toward.”
What we are excited about is that the vertical will feature an all black cast according to Variety. The press release also says that the drama aims to, “prove that Black-led romantic dramas belong at the center of the microdrama boom, not at its margins.”
Production on the series begins in Atlanta in February.
What do you think? What do you think of mainstream celebrities doing verticals?
