Gabrielle Union and Numa Perrier are joining forces. The “L.A.’s Finest” star will topline and produce the “Jezebel” writer-director’s next pic, Netflix rom-com “The Perfect Find.” Deadline broke the news.
Based on Tia Williams’ bestselling book, “The Perfect Find” tells the story of Jenna Jones (Union), a woman who hopes that her new job in beauty journalism will offer her a fresh start. “She soon learns that her new boss, Darcy, is her frenemy. Jenna starts a relationship with the company’s videographer, Eric, and things get complicated when she learns he’s Darcy’s son,” the source hints.
Leigh Davenport (“Boomerang”) penned the script.
“Jezebel” made its world premiere at SXSW 2019. Inspired by Perrier’s own life, her feature debut tells the story of a cam girl. “It shows the slice of life when I lived with my sister in Las Vegas. She helped me discover and grow into my womanhood and sexuality when she introduced me to internet sex work in the late ’90s,” Perrier told us. “After nearly two years working as a cam girl, I moved to Los Angeles to pursue my acting and filmmaking dreams. I left this behind as my dirty yet fun little secret. In the back of my mind I always felt it would make a good movie.”
The drama won Best Director and Best Film at the American Black Film Festival, as well as the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Indie Memphis Film Festival.
Perrier is the co-founder of Black&Sexy TV, a production company and streaming platform for television and film projects created by Black filmmakers. She previously directed an episode of OWN’s Ava DuVernay family drama “Queen Sugar.” Also an actress, her on-screen credits include “SMILF” and “Jericho.”
Union’s recent credits include “L.A.’s Finest,” “Being Mary Jane,” and “Breaking In.” The former is a spinoff of the “Bad Boys” franchise and sees Union and Jessica Alba playing LAPD officers. Spectrum has renewed the series for a second season with a premiere date TBA. It was recently announced that Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions has optioned TV rights to LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson’s bestselling memoir “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” and is developing the series with Sony Pictures TV.
