Teyonah Parris Joins Apple Movie ‘Running’

EXCLUSIVE: Teyonah Parris is joining the Apple Original Films pic Running from director Gavin O’Connor. The film currently stars Spike Fearn, Brian Tyree Henry and Rhea Seehorn. Bill Dubuque penned the script, which is based on a story by O’Connor and Dubuque.

The film, a co-production between Makeready and Waffle Iron Entertainment, follows a homeless high school running prodigy on the hunt for greatness as he uses his gifts to outrun his past and find a family.

This project marks a reunion for Parris and Apple as she will also star in Apple Original Films’ upcoming live-action adventure Matchbox the Movie, inspired by Mattel’s die-cast toy vehicle line, opposite John Cena and Jessica Biel. Matchbox is set to be released October 9. 

Parris has built a career on disappearing into bold, wildly different worlds. She recently starred opposite John Boyega and Jamie Foxx in Netflix’s conspiracy comedy They Cloned Tyrone, directed by Juel Taylor. She also originated the adult role of Marvel superhero Monica Rambeau in the Emmy-winning WandaVision before taking the character to the big screen in The Marvels, starring alongside Brie Larson and Iman Vellani in the pic directed by Nia DaCosta.

She is repped by CAA and Fox Rothschild.