Shanice Wilson and Kenny Lattimore are celebrating the holidays with new music and a new BET+ movie.
The R&B singers perform original songs and have roles in the upcoming film A Soulful Christmas.
Miles Truitt (BMF) and Kaci Walfall (Naomi) lead the cast of the movie about the feuding kids of rival musical legends.
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At a recent red carpet event in Burbank, California, Shanice told Urban Hollywood 411 she welcomed the chance to take on a different type of role.
“I know everybody sees me as like, the “I Love Your Smile [singer],” she said. “But in the movie, you’re gonna see a whole other side of me. So I’m excited that people get to see that.”
According to the official description, “When the children of two feuding musical legends are forced to collaborate on a holiday song remake, their rivalry turns into an unexpected romance. But with family legacies, unresolved grudges, and a ticking Christmas Eve deadline, they must learn to harmonize on and off the stage.”
The ensemble cast also includes Taylor Symone as “Bailey Gates,” E. Roger Mitchell as “Gene Taylor,” Towanda Braxton as “Christine Carter,” KB Holland as “Tremaine Gates,” Kyler Chavis as “Jessica,” Gail Everett-Smith as “Granny Leah,” Gerard Catus as “Isaac,” Ryan James as “Aries Jackson,” and Elijah Resurreccion as “Eli.”
Cas Sigers created, directed, and wrote the film alongside executive producers Ty Johnston-Chavis and Errol Sadler.
The score is composed by Jamie Coleman, with original music performed by Kenny Lattimore and Shanice.
A Soulful Christmas begins streaming on BET+ Thursday, Dec. 25. Check out the trailer here.
The streaming service will also bring the new films Never Alone for Christmas: Memphis and Vera’s Holiday Flop to audiences.
Never Alone for Christmas: Memphis centers on a dating coach and a once-great blues singer who find themselves unexpectedly alone for Christmas. But instead of spending the holidays alone, they form an unlikely friendship. The cast includes Melissa L. Williams, Juhahn Jones, K. Michelle, Chris Sakyi, Tom Arnold, Danielle Renee Houston, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Eric Lane, Timothy Tinker Sr., Kat Smith, Maurice Smith, Harold Dennis, Martel “TZ” Shaw, Sharyn Michele Grose, Walter Harris, Shelle Alycee Coleman, and Kenny Young. The film premieres Thursday, Dec. 11.
Vera’s Holiday Flop tells the story of a woman who endures a weekend filled with awkward encounters, old flames, and bad decisions when her 20-year high school reunion arrives during the holiday season. The movie stars Charity Jordan, Terri J. Vaughn, Griff, Chrissy McDaniel, Tyler Chronicles, Algebra Blessett, Jelani Akil, Scotty ATL, and Saycon Sengbloh. It begins streaming Thursday, Dec. 18 on BET+.
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