West Side Story star Ariana DeBose to star in new queer rom-com Two and Only
West Side Story star Ariana DeBose is set to star in an all-new queer romantic comedy. According to a report from Deadline, the openly queer actress has signed on to star and executive produce the upcoming project Two and Only.
The film, written by Latina and LGBTQ+ writer Jen Rivas-DeLoose, has been described as “My Best Friend’s Wedding with a bisexual Latinx POV.” Screen Gems is set to helm the film, with Jeremy Stern and Randall Einhorn of Sad Unicorn producing the movie alongside DeBose.
Shortly after the announcement, the 31-year-old actress took to Twitter to express her excitement over the project. “Let’s try a rom-com!
So excited to take on a new challenge and learn a thing or two about producing,” DeBose wrote. “Thirled to be part of this incredible team including Jen Rivas-DeLoose, Screen Gems’ Scott Strauss and K.Giselle Johnson and Sad Unicorn’s Randall Einhorn and Jeremy Stern.” The news of Two and Only comes a few weeks after DeBose made history as the first openly queer woman of colour to win an Academy Award for acting.
