According to the deadline, Nix Star Keke Palmer has officially signed on to star in the upcoming action comedy film titled Moxie. The rights to the project have just been acquired by Amazon Studios.
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Moxie will be directed by Amber Templermore-Finlayson aka Bert from the directing duo Bert and Bertie. This is the director’s first solo feature, which will be written by Heather Quinn. The project will be produced by Palmer, Peter Lawson and Kate Churchill. It was to be produced by Sharon Palmer.
The film will center on “a tough stripper who pisses off the FBI in a big way when she somehow becomes a top candidate for their fancy new agent program.”
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Keke Palmer is best known for her early roles in Akeelah and the bee and Get started!. She is also a former Nickelodeon star who ran her own sitcom. True Jackson, Vice President. As well as starring in Jordan Peele’s acclaimed sci-fi horror NixPalmer also recently starred in Disney’s Light years film where she lends her voice to the character Izzy Hawthorne.