NEW CAST MEMBERS ADDED TO NEW EDITION MOVIE & TRAILER RELEASED

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LA LA ANTHONY, YVETTE NICOLE BROWN, MONICA CALHOUN, LISA NICOLE CARSON AND SANDI MCCREE
JOIN THE BIOPIC TO PLAY THE MOTHERS OF THE ICONIC MUSIC GROUP NEW EDITION

BET Networks announces new cast additions to its much-anticipated original three-part miniseries NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE. La La Anthony (Power), Yvette Nicole Brown (The Office; The New Odd Couple), Monica Calhoun (The Best Man), Lisa Nicole Carson (Ally McBeal) and Sandi McCree (The Wire) have joined the cast to play the mothers of the iconic music groupNew Edition.  Written by Abdul Williams (Lottery Ticket) and executive produced by Jesse Collins (Real Husbands of Hollywood) for JCE Films, a division of Jesse Collins Entertainment, the three-night miniseries event is scheduled to premiere on BET in 2017.  Principal photography is currently underway in Los Angeles.
•        La La Anthony will play Ronnie DeVoe’s mother Flo DeVoe.
•        Yvette Nicole Brown will play Michael Bivins’ mother Shirley Bivins.
•        Monica Calhoun will play Ralph Tresvant’s mother Patricia Tresvant.
•        Lisa Nicole Carson will play Ricky Bell’s mother Mae Bell.
•        Sandi McCree will play Bobby Brown’s mother Carole Brown.
The ladies join previously announced NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE cast Bryshere Y. Gray (Empire), Elijah Kelley (The Butler,  The Wiz Live!), Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Luke James, Keith Powers (Straight Outta Compton) and newcomers Algee Smith andWoody McClain.

Other men joining the cast playing music executives include:
  • Wood Harris will play Brooke Payne.
  • Michael Rapaport will play Gary Evans.
  • Faizon Love will play Maurice Starr.
  • Duane Martin will play Louil Silas.
  • Tank will play Jheryl Busby.
  • Bre-Z will play Peanut Bell.
New Edition laid the foundation for how modern-day boy bands look, feel, and sound.  Boyz II Men, N’SYNC, The Backstreet Boys, and New Kids On The Block all took their cues from Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph and Johnny. After 30 years of breaking hearts on the record and from the stage, New Edition finally gets the biopic that their stellar tenure in entertainment so richly deserves. This 3-part miniseries follows the group from their humble beginnings as kids in Boston to global megastardom - weathering the highs and lows of controversy, personnel changes, and the ultimate cost of fame.
“NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE” is executive produced by Jesse Collins (Real Husbands of Hollywood) for JCE Films, a division of Jesse Collins Entertainment; directed by Chris Robinson (ATL) and co-produced by Brooke Payne, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant and Bobby Brown.
For more information on NEW EDITION: THE MOVIE log on to BET.com and join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #NewEditionBET.
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