''Whatever It Takes'' is a 2023 American

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film directed by Tailiah Breon and written by Amaleka McCall and Tu-Shonda Whitaker. The film stars

Tami Roman Tamisha Akbar Youngblood (Birth name#Maiden and married names, née Akbar; born April 17, 1970), known professionally as Tami Roman, is an American television personality, model, actress, singer, businesswoman and producer. She first gained fam ...

, A.J. Johnson,

Brely Evans Brely Evans is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, author and comedian. She was a member of the 1990s R&B group Emage. She moved into acting and appeared in films such as '' Sparkle'' (2012) and ''The Man in 3B'' (2015) and the 20 ...

, and

Kandi Burruss Kandi Burruss (born May 17, 1976), known professionally by her mononym Kandi, is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She first gained notice in 1992 as a member of the multi-platinum R&B female vocal group Xscape ...

. It follows the lives of four women navigating new beginnings during the Christmas weekend. The film executive produced by Tami Roman and her Roman Ramsey Productions and

Swirl Films Swirl Films is an American independent production company, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The company produced more than 60 made-for-TV films and direct-to-SVOD movies for BET, BET+, Netflix, TV One, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel and Up TV. History ...

. ''Whatever It Takes'' was released by

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on December 21, 2023.

Cast

as Tracy * A.J. Johnson as Alafia *

as India *

as Joan * Zuri James as Devin Jr * Kendrick Cross as Devin Sr *

Rayan Lawrence Rayan Lawrence is an American actor and producer. His most well-known roles include his roles as K-9 on '' BMF'', Neil on '' Magnum P.I.'', Juju on '' Whatever It Takes'', and Elliot in '' Underground''. Biography Lawrence was born in Brooklyn ...

as Juju * Stevie Baggs Jr. as Samaad * Linda Boston as Ethel 'Mama' Woods * Katherine Ro as Emma Andrews * Avangeline Friedlander as Jasmine

Production

On May 16, 2023, it was reported that

will executive produce and star in the BET+ holiday film ''Whatever It Takes'' from

and her production company, Roman Ramsey Productions. Kandi Burruss, Brely Evans, Kendrick Cross, Rayan Lawrence, Zuri James, Stevie Baggs Jr, Linda Boston, Monica Robinson and AJ Johnson round out the cast of the movie directed by Tailiah Breon.

References

External links

* {{BET+ 2020s English-language films American Christmas comedy-drama films 2020s Christmas comedy-drama films African-American films BET+ original programming 2020s female buddy films American female buddy films Films about friendship English-language Christmas comedy-drama films English-language buddy films