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Carl
Anthony
Payne
II
Actor
Carl
Anthony
Payne
II,
best
known
for
playing
Martin
Lawrence’s
goofy
friend
Cole
Brown
in
the
iconic
comedy
sitcom
Martin,
will
star in
an
upcoming
horror
film.
No,
Carl
Anthony
Payne
II
won’t
be
running
from
Big
Shirley
in
the
upcoming
indie-horror
film
The
Grove.
Instead,
he
will
deal
with
animalistic
behavior
that
could
prove
deadly
for
himself
and
others.
Deadline
exclusively
reports
that
Carl
Anthony
Payne
II
(Martin)
will
take
on
the
lead
role,
with
Acoryé
White
(Juanita,
Under
the
Stadium
Lights),
Psalms Salazar (P-Valley), and
Guxci
(Night
Games)
also
joining
the
cast.
Alestair
Shu
(Shelter),
Graham
Edmonds
(S.W.A.T.),
influencer
Anushka
Van
Lent
(When
the
Ringlights
Dim),
Jesus
Venegas
(Bosch
Legacy),
and
Jolena
Wu
(Eiknuj)
make
up
the
film’s
supporting
cast.
The
website
reports
that
White
and
Patrycja
Kępa,
who
will
also
co-direct
the
project
under
their
Anchored
Lens
Productions
banner,
are
co-writing
the
script
for
the
film.
The
synopsis
for
the
film
reads:
The
Grove
follows
a
soldier’s
homecoming,
which
takes
a
dark
turn
when
he
forgets
to
take
an
experimental
medication,
triggering
a
deadly
descent
into
animalistic
madness.
What
was
supposed
to
be
a
relaxing
lake
house
getaway
with
friends
becomes
a
fight
for
survival,
testing
the
limits
of
love
and
sanity.
Production
for
the
Grove
begins
in
Atlanta
in
April,
and
the
film
will
debut
at
the
Dreamscape
International
Film
Festival
in
September
2024.
Are
you
excited
to
learn
more
about
The
Grove?
We
are
curious
to
see
what
Payne
II
brings
to
the
film
in
a
leading
role
capacity.
