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Monae will also produce a project about a woman who cleverly devises a white-collar scheme to manipulate the U.S. banking system to the tune of millions, with Universal acquiring the project through Wondaland Pictures' first-look deal, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"When the FBI finally apprehended Smith, they expressed incredulity that a black woman could be the mastermind behind complex financial crimes, as they condescendingly claimed, 'These are not the kind of crimes that black people are intelligent enough to commit,' according to a summary from the producers," as per the outlet.
For her financial crimes, as detailed in her memoir, Smith has served a tough prison sentence for her financial crimes, as per her memoir. However, she now advocates for prison reform, racial justice, and economic equality, as per The Hollywood Reporter.
Monae was featured in films such as Moonlight, Hidden Figures, Antebellum, Harriet, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and the Amazon series Homecoming. The Grammy-nominated artist, who is also a singer, rapper, songwriter, arranger, and producer, has worked on albums including The ArchAndroid (2010), The Electric Lady (2013), Dirty Computer (2018), and The Age of Pleasure (2023).
She has received a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. Monae has also been recognized with the ASCAP Vanguard Award, as well as the Rising Star Award (2015) and the Trailblazer of the Year Award (2018) from Billboard Women in Music.