According to Deadline, Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B has decided to exit her leading role in Paramount Player’s comedy film Assisted Living.
Cardi B’s departure comes over a year since she joined the project. This would have been the “Bodak Yellow” singer’s first major film as the lead. She previously appeared in 2019’s Jennifer Lopez-led film Hustlers and last year’s blockbuster film F9.
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Cardi B’s sudden exit, which is due to being overextended, comes a week before the project is due to start its production. Because of this, the studio has told the cast and crew that the film has been temporarily canceled, with the hopes of picking it up again sometime this year.
Described as a raucous comedy with a tremendous heart, Assisted Living follows Cardi B’s Amber, a small-time crook who finds herself in over her head when a heist goes wrong. On the run from the cops and her former crew, she struggles to find anywhere to hide. Running out of options, Amber disguises herself as an elderly woman and hides out in the one place no one will look — her estranged grandmother’s nursing home.
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The film was supposed to be directed by Thembi Bank, based on the original spec script written by Kay Oyegun which has been likened to classic comedies like Sister Act and Mrs. Doubtfire. Temple Hill and Stephen Love are serving as producers.
