Kid Cudi To Write, Direct & Star In Netflix Film ‘Teddy’ Co-Produced By Jay-Z

Kid Cudi, Jay-Z

Kid Cudi To Write, Direct & Star In Netflix Film ‘Teddy’ Co-Produced By Jay-Z

Actor and rapper Kid Cudi, real name Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, took to Instagram on Tuesday (March 22) to reveal to fans a surprise he’s been waiting to share for a ‘long long time.’ Kid Cudi, 38, shared that this year he will be directing his first feature film at Netflix titled Teddy. On top of that, the actor revealed that he wrote the film and will also star.

Kid Cudi

According to Kid Cudi, he started creating the vision for the film back in 2013. In addition to sharing the good news, the Teddy star delivered a message for fans in the post,

“The road has been long, from it being a tv show for years to finally being a film. So it means so fuckin much to finally be able to bring it to the screen next year, and I cant wait for u all to meet Teddy, his friends, his family and take a walk in his world for a bit.”

Teddy, a comedy, will have its “trippy” and “sad” moments, according to Cudi. He continued in the Instagram statement,

“I added a lot of my own personal struggles and experiences in it, so this film is very close to my heart. I know, that deep down, this movie will help people in the same ways my music has. Im continuing my mission. Now this is a comedy, but It wouldn’t be me if I didn’t sprinkle some real shit in there.” 

Even better, rap mogul Jay-Z is confirmed to co-produce Teddy, continuing his work in film following Western film The Harder They Fall. The comedy will feature a team of producers in support of the film, including Cudi’s production company Mad Solar, Bron Studios, and Jay-Z’s partners Jeymes Samuel and James Lassiter.

Jay-Z

Check out what Cudi had to say below.

Stay tuned for the release of Teddy! Will you be tuning into the film on Netflix? Let us know below!

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