Megan Thee Stallion attends Fanatics Super Bowl Party on February 12, 2022 in Culver City, California.
Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagicMusical veteran Nathan Lane and hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion will share the screen in A24’s first movie musical, which will also star Bowen Yang and Megan Mullally. The R-rated musical comedy F*cking Identical Twins is currently in production with Borat director and Seinfeld alum Larry Charles at the helm. The Greatest Showman outfit Chernin Entertainment is producing and co-financing with A24, which will be handling worldwide distribution.
The film stars and is written by Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp, both comedians and former cast members on The Opposition with Jordan Klepper. The project, based on the 2014 two-man stage show from the trio that premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade, is described as a “subversive” spin on The Parent Trap with original songs by Jackson, Sharp, and Karl Saint Lucy.
F*cking Identical Twins follows two business adversaries who realize they’re identical twin brothers and decide to switch places in order to reunite their divorced parents and become a family again. Marius de Vries, whose credits include La La Land, Moulin Rouge, and Coda, has boarded the project as executive music producer. Fiora Cutler will serve as the film’s music supervisor, overseeing cast musical direction with de Vries.
Jackson and Sharp are repped by UTA, Kirsten Ames Management and Hansen Jacobson. Charles is repped by UTA and Morris Yorn. Lane, repped by ICM Partners and Anonymous Content, was most recently onscreen in Hulu series Only Murders in the Building. Mullally, whose upcoming credits include Hulu young adult feature Love in Color, is represented by UTA and attorneys Jackoway Austen. Yang, who will next be seen in Paramount’s The Lost City, is represented by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Schreck Rose.
Saint Lucy, de Vries and Cutler is repped by UTA, with de Vries also repped by Trainer Shepherd.
This article originally appeared on The Hollywood Reporter.
The estate of Prince has shared a previously unheard recording of “With This Tear,” a track the late icon originally wrote before passing it on to Celine Dion in the early 1990s.
The newly revealed version, released through NPG Records and Legacy Recordings, presents Prince’s own recording of the piano driven ballad, fully written, produced and performed by him. It was initially recorded at Paisley Park in November 1991 and had stayed in the vault until now.
Dion’s interpretation of “With This Tear” was included on her 1992 self titled album, highlighting one of many moments where Prince created songs for other artists while holding back his own versions. His original recording feels more minimal, putting the focus on his vocals and piano arrangement.
The newly issued version has been given an updated mix by Grammy nominated producer Chris James, who has worked on several Prince related releases before. This drop is part of the Prince Estate’s ongoing effort to open up more of his deep archive of unreleased music.
The release arrives at a meaningful moment, just ahead of the 10th anniversary of Prince’s passing. Since 2016, a consistent flow of archival material including deluxe reissues, vault recordings and rare collaborations has kept his legacy active in today’s music landscape while offering a closer look at how much he created.
“With This Tear” also highlights Prince’s long established role as a songwriter for others. Across his career, he wrote and produced tracks for a wide range of artists, often shaping songs that evolved into entirely new identities outside his own discography.
The release comes amid growing attention around Prince’s archive in recent years. In 2024, a demo of “Baby Doll,” an unreleased collaboration between Prince and Kylie Minogue, surfaced online and showed just how much material still remains unheard.
While there has been no official confirmation of a larger vault project, reports continue to suggest that more archival releases could be on the way.
