Overview
- 20th Century Studios tapped Jamal Sims to helm Major, which is written by Lauren Ashley Smith.
- Producers on the film are H.E.R. (Gabriella Wilson), Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Carla Gardini, and Mara Jacobs.
- The story follows a ballet prodigy who enrolls at a fictional Atlanta HBCU and joins a struggling majorette dance squad.
- Sims previously examined majorette dance in his 2018 documentary When the Beat Drops, connecting his background to the film’s subject.
- Casting, production timeline, and release plans have not been announced.