Cardi B turns down lead role in Paramount Assisted Living a week before filming begins
Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B reportedly turned down her lead role as a small-time undercover con artist in Paramount Pictures’ Life with a Helper a week before filming was scheduled to begin in New York.
The reason for the sudden departure of the 29-year-old from the Bronx is that she feels “overwhelmed” by her busy schedule, an insider told Deadline on Thursday.
Tembi Banks (A Life of Love, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Work in Progress) was set to debut in a $30 million feature-length film written by This Is Us screenwriter Kay Oyegan, and they hope to regroup later in this year.
Never mind! Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B reportedly turned down her lead role as a small-time undercover con artist in the Paramount Pictures comedy Assisted Living a week before filming began in New York (pictured March 2).
Too much on her plate: The reason for the sudden departure of the 29-year-old Bronx native is that she feels “overwhelmed” by her busy schedule, an insider told Deadline on Thursday.
In it, Cardi’s (née Belcalis Almanzar) character Amber is wrongly accused of a crime and she puts on old lady’s prostheses to hide in her grandmother’s nursing home.
The Cardi Tries star previously confirmed her participation in Assisted Living on January 14, 2021. retweet @hosthetics message: “WAP = work at Paramount.”
Last year, Cardi played Leisa — a woman who shares a story with street racer Vin Diesel’s character — in Justin Lin’s dark action film F9, which grossed $726.2 million worldwide.
The former stripper also had a small role as Diamond in Lauren Scafaria’s 2019 crime drama The Strippers, which grossed $157.6 million at the box office and scored 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.
At the helm: Thembi Banks (pictured Dec. 6) was set to make her directorial debut with a $30 million film written by This Is Us screenwriter Kay Oyegan, and they’re hoping to regroup later this year.
The plot is similar to Sister Act, in which Cardi’s (née Belcalis Almanzar) character Amber is wrongly accused of a crime and she puts on an old lady’s prostheses to hide in her grandmother’s nursing home.
The Cardi Tries star previously confirmed her participation in Assisted Living on January 14, 2021 by retweeting @hosthetics post: “WAP = working at Paramount.”
Second film role: Last year, Cardi played Leisa — a woman who shares a story with street racer Vin Diesel’s character — in Justin Lin’s (left) dark action film F9, which grossed $726.2 million worldwide.
First film role: The former stripper also had a small role as Diamond in Lauren Scafaria’s 2019 crime drama The Strippers, which grossed $157.6 million at the box office and scored an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In addition to her challenging career, Cardi is raising two children: daughter Kultura Chiari, 3; and an unnamed six-month-old son from her four-year marriage to rapper Migos Offset.
The half-Dominican, half-Trinidadian star is also stepmother to three other children of the 30-year-old Georgia native – son Jordan, 12; daughter Cody, 6; and daughter Kalea, 6, from his relationships with Justin Watson, Oriel Jamie and Shya L’Amour.
Cardi is next scheduled to appear at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards airing April 3 on CBS, where she will compete for best rap performance for her hit Up.
Full house: In addition to her challenging career, Cardi is raising two children – daughter Kultura Chiari, 3; and an unnamed six-month-old son from her four-year marriage to rapper Migos Offset (L)
Airing April 3rd on CBS! The half-Dominican, half-Trinidadian star is due to appear at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, where she will compete for the Best Rap Performance Trophy for her hit Up.
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