‘One of Them Days’ Trailer: Keke Palmer and SZA, in Her Acting Debut, Do Anything to Make Rent Money in R-Rated Buddy Comedy
Sony has released the first trailer for “One of Them Days,” its R-rated buddy comedy pairing Keke Palmer with SZA, in the Grammy-winning R&B artist’s acting debut.
“Best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA) are about to have one of them days,” the logline says. “When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.”
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The trailer shows the lengths the two friends go to for their rent money, including donating blood, climbing a telephone pole to retrieve a pair of expensive Jordans and applying for a loan despite a hilariously low credit score.
Lawrence Lamont makes his feature directorial debut, helming a script by Syreeta Singleton. The project comes from Issa Rae’s banner Hoorae. Singleton and Lamont first collaborated on the set of Rae’s hip-hop drama “Rap Sh!t,” where Singleton was the showrunner and Lamont served as director for a handful of episodes.
Palmer and SZA are joined by supporting players Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Aziza Scott and Patrick Cage. Variety exclusively announced Dewayne Perkins, Amin Joseph, Gabrielle Dennis and DomiNque Perry had joined the cast back in August.
The film was first conceived at the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures, a collaboration between ColorCreative and Sony Pictures to help diverse, up-and-coming screenwriters develop their first original studio features.
Palmer and SZA first joined forces on “Saturday Night Live” in a December 2022 episode. Palmer was the host and SZA was the musical guest.
Producers include Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi for Hoorae, Deniese Davis for ColorCreative, Charles D. King for Macro Film Studios, James Lopez and Poppy Hanks. Singleton co-produces as well as directs. Palmer serves as star and executive producer under her Big Boss banner with Sharon Palmer. Macro Film Studios is co-financing the project.
“One of Them Days” releases to theaters on Jan. 24. Watch the trailer below.
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