Featuring a young cast led by The Vampire Diaries’ Katerina Graham, Honey 2 has started shooting in Los Angeles with a DVD premiere date scheduled for the fall of 2011.
Inspired by Honey, the hip hop movie starring Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Joy Bryant and Lil’ Romeo, Honey 2 takes audiences into the complex world of street crews who express both their individuality and community through an awe-inspiring array of dance styles including b-boy, turfin’, hyphy, morphing, gliding, popping, locking, salsa and jazz, among many others.
Honey 2’s executive producer Marc Platt has produced some of Hollywood’s most memorable movies including the original Honey, Wanted, the Legally Blonde films, Nine and the soon-to-be- released Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and Charlie St. Cloud. Platt is also the producer of Broadway’s blockbuster musical “Wicked.” Paul Hellerman (The Mexican, Jackie Brown) serves as producer.
In Honey 2, Katerina Graham (CW’s “The Vampire Diaries”) stars as Maria, a young girl who uses her passion for dance as a means to overcome adversity and life on the streets. Joining Graham is a diverse cast of incredible actors and dancers, including Randy Wayne (Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning), Seychelle Gabriel (The Last Airbender), Christopher “War” Martinez (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish), Brittany Perry Russell (“CSI: NY”), Tyler Nelson (Stomp The Yard 2), Luke Broadlick (Britney Spears “Circus” tour, Step Up 3-D), and Melissa Smith (“The Pussycat Dolls Present: the Search for the Next Doll”).
Also rounding out the cast are dancers Casper Smart and Justin DeAnda, character actor Gerry Bednob (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Lonette McKee (Honey, Sparkle) who reprises her role of Connie Daniels from the original film.SYNOPSIS:
Keeping on the straight and narrow means living with Honey’s mom Connie and holding down a job just to make ends meet. But a rare night out at a local dance club gives her an opportunity to let loose with a joy and energy she had almost forgotten. Maria’s killer moves catch the eye of Brandon, a Rec Center volunteer, who invites her to help him transform a group of gifted but undisciplined dancers called the HD’s.
Maria’s skills also attract the attention of her old boyfriend Luis, the charismatic leader of the award-winning 718 dance crew, who hopes to lure her back into the street world she is trying to escape. Seeing a chance at creating a new and meaningful life, Maria pours her heart and soul into dance and begins training the HDs to compete on the television dance competition “Dance or Die”—which means going up against the 718 and Luis.
Like Honey before her, Maria rediscovers the thrill of dancing as she finds out who she truly is and where she belongs.
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