Dakota Johnson stars as Maggie Sherwoode and Tracee Ellis Ross as Grace Davis in THE HIGH NOTE, a Focus Features release.
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Tracee Ellis Ross stars in The High Note. Ross, stars as Grace Davis, an iconic pop singer in her forties who hasn’t had a hit and years. Dakota Johnson is the young, 20 something aspiring producer Maggie who has worked for Grace Davis for years. Maggie feels un appreciated and needs to be bold and make a change. Grace is in the same boat but on a different level.
The Focus Features release is the story of these two women who have reached crossroads in their lives at different ages and junctures. In the movie, we watch as they go through their changes in life and career, and go for their dreams.
Ross, who actually sings in the film (I’m really liking the her song “Love My Self”) says of her character, “I loved that this was a woman who was larger than life. That she had a heart. I love that the script didn’t paint Grace Davis this iconic sort of world-renowned superstar as some sort of caricature, that she was really a person with fears an insecurities and secrets and passions that still existed.”
Directed by Nisha Ganatra, the film also stars Ice Cube as Grace’s manager Jack, which is a perfect fit for the sometimes gritty, Straight Outta Compton screenwriter, actor and producer. He says about Jack in comparison to himself, “Naturally I’m a guy who’s a little pushy…out forward. He (Jack) thinks he’s the star in a way. He thinks no way in the world Grace Davis would be Grace Davis without him.”
Kelvin Harrison, Jr. stars as David, an up and coming talented singer, and Dakota Johnson’s character’s love interest in the film. Rounding out the cast of The High Note are June Diane Raphael, Zoe Chao, Eddie Izzard, Bill Pullma and Diplo.
The romantic comedy is available for streaming on demand from Focus Features. Check it out this weekend from the comfort of your home.