Actor/Comedian/Producer Chris Rock has seen a decent amount of success in the past few years, thanks largely to the well-received TV show Everybody Hates Chris.
The show is based on Rock’s life growing up, focused on his family and the goings-on in their working-class neighborhood. In his newest project, Rock won’t be straying too far from that plot.
Rock is currently in the works to obtain the English-language remake rights of the French comedy La premiere etoile (The First Star). The film was a hit in France, bringing in almost $14 million to be the 10th highest grossing French film last year.
The story follows “a black family who leave their working-class hood to take to the ski slopes.” The snobbish upper-crusts of the resort see this as a terrible affront to their social norms, and hilarity ensues.
Given the content he’s worked with on Everybody Hates Chris, this is a film that seems like it will be right up Rock’s alley. He will serve as both producer of the movie, and writer of the screenplay.
Chris Rock was recently received a Writers Guild of America nomination for his documentary Good Hair, which will be released on DVD in February. He can also be seen in Death at a Funeral in April, and in Grown Ups in June.
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