Lai Russo-Young ("suddenly Seven days" and "things are not going well") will direct the new film "the Sun is a Star" (The Sun Is Also a Star), starring Yala Shahidi ("Love the New" and "Agent Salt"). Based on Nicola Yoon's best-selling novel of the same name, the film tells the story of Natasha, a girl living in New York who falls in love on the eve of her family's deportation and return to her hometown of Jamaica. Her pragmatism will be challenged. Tracy Oliver ("Hi flipping Sisters") adapted script, co-produced by Warner and MGM, released in North America on May 17th, 2019.