issa rae was playing with sabrina carpenter in the hate u give.
issa rae was playing with sabrina carpenter in the hate u give.
who is sabrina carpenter playing in the hate u give?
issa rae
on august 23, 2017, issa rae was cast in the film to play april, the social activist who encourages starr to speak out publicly. on august 24 sabrina carpenter joined the film to play hailey, one of starr's friends from her high school. on september 12, anthony mackie and kian lawley joined the film to play the local drug dealer king, and starr's boyfriend, chris, respectively.









































principal photography on the film began on september 12, 2017, in atlanta, georgia.
the hate u give (film)
fox 2000 optioned "the hate u give" for a film adaption in march 2016, shortly after the book's auction. director george tillman jr. and actress amandla stenberg were immediately attached to the project. the movie also features issa rae, regina hall, russell hornsby, algee smith, kj apa, lamar johnson, common, and sabrina carpenter. the film is based on a screenplay by audrey wells, who died one day before it was released. stenberg's casting received some criticism because of her lighter complexion as compared to the girl on the novel's cover. the movie was given a limited release on october 5, 2018, and wide release on october 19, 2018. the movie was favorably received with a rotten tomatoes critics score of 8.2 out of 10 and an a+ cinemascore. the film had a worldwide box office gross of 34 million dollars against a budget of 23 million.
the hate u give