The Blackening assembles a talented cast of Black actors to play characters in the horror comedy. Directed by Tim Story, The Blackening tackles horror movie tropes as they pertain to Black people, such as the trend where the Black person in a friend group dies first. Hollywood has addressed these tropes in the past at times with the Scary Movie franchise, but The Blackening looks to update the commentary for current times. This means bringing together a group of rising Black actors to headline The Blackening's cast and bring the friend group's characters to life.

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