Jay Reeves (“All American”), Thaddeus J. Mixson (“The Grind”) and Corinne Foxx (“47 Meters Down: Uncaged”) will star in “Safety” for Walt Disney Pictures and its Disney+ streaming service.

Based on the true story of Ray Ray McElrathbey, the story follows a freshman football player for Clemson University in South Carolina who started secretly raising his eleven-year-old brother on campus due to his mother’s issues with addiction. Randy McKinnon is the current writer.

Oscar nominee Reginald Hudlin helms the feature which will shoot on location in Clemson, South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia before wrapping production in mid-November. Mark Ciardi will produce.

Source: Deadline