WHAT MEN WANT (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures), Tracy Morgan (Cop Out), Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton), Wendi McLendon-Covey (Bridesmaids), Josh Brener (The Front Runner), Tamala Jones (Two Can Play That Game), Phoebe Robinson (Ibiza), Max Greenfield (The Glass Castle), Jason Jones (All About Steve), Kellan Lutz (The Legend of Hercules), Brian Bosworth (The Longest Yard), Chris Witaske (Lady Bird), Erykah Badu (House of D), Shaquille O’Neal (Uncle Drew), Grant Hill (film debut), Karl-Anthony Towns (High Flying Bird), Pete Davidson (Trainwreck), Mark Cuban (One, Two, Many), Richard Roundtree (Shaft), Auston Jon Moore (film debut), Shane Paul McGhie (Victor)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Adam Shankman (Bringing Down The House), director; Tina Gordon Chism (Drumline), Peter Huyck (A Good Old Fashioned Orgy) and Alex Gregory (A Good Old Fashioned Orgy), writers; James Lopez (Breaking In) and William Packer (Girls Trip), producers; Brian Tyler (Crazy Rich Asians), composer; Jim Denault (She’s Out of My League), cinematographer; Emma E. Hickox (Kinky Boots), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Ali Davis (Henson) is a successful sports agent who is beginning to grow tired of being constantly boxed out by her male colleagues, especially when she is passed up for a well-deserved promotion. However, an encounter with a psychic and a blow to the head leaves her with the ability to hear men’s thoughts, which she begins to use so she can outsmart her colleagues and finally get what she deserves…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This gender-swapped reimagining of What Women Want is boosted by an all-out comedic performance by Taraji P. Henson.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 15TH MARCH 2019

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