Felicia Henderson (creator of the series "Soul Food") has set up the feature film project "Papa Was" at Fox Searchlight Pictures, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
She will write, direct and produce the drama, with "Soul Food's" Boris Kodjoe set to star and produce along with "Shaft" producer Paul Hall through his Hallway Films.
The deal is part of a three-picture deal Searchlight has made with Henderson, who is penning an outline for "Papa" with an eye to start production when her series goes on hiatus in October.
"Papa" is the story of how a lifelong friendship between two men in their 20s deteriorates when one of them, who works as a high-priced gigolo, falls in love for the first time. Kodjoe will play the gigolo.